Triple
T18780835
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lois Duncan |
E459251
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Steinmetz
Steinmetz is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals, including the American suspense novelist Lois Duncan.
|
E1343489
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Steinmetz | Statement: [Lois Duncan, familyName, Steinmetz]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steinmetz Context triple: [Lois Duncan, familyName, Steinmetz]
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A.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a pioneering German-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work on alternating current (AC) systems and electrical theory greatly advanced modern power engineering.
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B.
Karl von Steinmetz
Karl von Steinmetz was a Prussian field marshal noted for his leadership in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars.
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C.
Karl Stromberg
Karl Stromberg is the main villain and megalomaniacal shipping magnate in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me," obsessed with creating an underwater civilization.
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D.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
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E.
Victor Villard
Victor Villard was a French grape breeder known for developing several hybrid wine grape varieties, including Seyval blanc.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Steinmetz Triple: [Lois Duncan, familyName, Steinmetz]
Generated description
Steinmetz is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals, including the American suspense novelist Lois Duncan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steinmetz Target entity description: Steinmetz is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals, including the American suspense novelist Lois Duncan.
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A.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a pioneering German-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work on alternating current (AC) systems and electrical theory greatly advanced modern power engineering.
-
B.
Karl von Steinmetz
Karl von Steinmetz was a Prussian field marshal noted for his leadership in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars.
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C.
Karl Stromberg
Karl Stromberg is the main villain and megalomaniacal shipping magnate in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me," obsessed with creating an underwater civilization.
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D.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
-
E.
Victor Villard
Victor Villard was a French grape breeder known for developing several hybrid wine grape varieties, including Seyval blanc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8d396f54c8190ba49db31e8743842 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5933ee89481908b647802961e4519 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0547172c4c81909fc7370aa124c2e1 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a054a54df1c8190981387ca09193459 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 4:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a054b1e79588190b5e50215cecb8029 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 4:10 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.