Triple
T18791169
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Heapsort |
E459516
|
entity |
| Predicate | introducedBy |
P513
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. W. J. Williams
J. W. J. Williams is a computer scientist best known for devising the heapsort algorithm, a foundational comparison-based sorting method in computer science.
|
E1343312
|
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: J. W. J. Williams | Statement: [Heapsort, introducedBy, J. W. J. Williams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. W. J. Williams Context triple: [Heapsort, introducedBy, J. W. J. Williams]
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A.
William Fenwick Williams
William Fenwick Williams was a British Army officer best known for his distinguished leadership and defense of the fortress city of Kars during the Crimean War.
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B.
John Willett
John Willett is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Willett.
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C.
Edward Willett
Edward Willett is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author known for novels such as "Marseguro" and for hosting "The Worldshapers" podcast.
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D.
William LeVanway
William LeVanway was a film editor active during early Hollywood cinema, known for his work on the musical revue film "Hollywood Revue of 1929."
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E.
J. A. L. Waddell
J. A. L. Waddell was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer renowned for his innovative movable bridge designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: J. W. J. Williams Triple: [Heapsort, introducedBy, J. W. J. Williams]
Generated description
J. W. J. Williams is a computer scientist best known for devising the heapsort algorithm, a foundational comparison-based sorting method in computer science.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. W. J. Williams Target entity description: J. W. J. Williams is a computer scientist best known for devising the heapsort algorithm, a foundational comparison-based sorting method in computer science.
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A.
William Fenwick Williams
William Fenwick Williams was a British Army officer best known for his distinguished leadership and defense of the fortress city of Kars during the Crimean War.
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B.
John Willett
John Willett is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Willett.
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C.
Edward Willett
Edward Willett is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author known for novels such as "Marseguro" and for hosting "The Worldshapers" podcast.
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D.
William LeVanway
William LeVanway was a film editor active during early Hollywood cinema, known for his work on the musical revue film "Hollywood Revue of 1929."
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E.
J. A. L. Waddell
J. A. L. Waddell was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer renowned for his innovative movable bridge designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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_69e5978665388190aaefed0ec30a1ff3 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05471e942c81908de4ec52f4c0bb6f |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0548414b188190bf64dc5a0673b9cd |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0548d472bc81909d874e0b27ca3736 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 4 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:53 a.m.