Triple

T18932228
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward J. Sparling E463141 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Sparling
Sparling is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including academics and public figures.
 E1350118 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: Sparling | Statement: [Edward J. Sparling, familyName, Sparling]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sparling
Context triple: [Edward J. Sparling, familyName, Sparling]
  • A. Sparrman
    Sparrman is the abbreviated scientific author name of Anders Sparrman, an 18th-century Swedish naturalist and disciple of Linnaeus known for his zoological descriptions and work in southern Africa.
  • B. Scharpling
    Scharpling is the surname of Tom Scharpling, an American comedian, writer, producer, and host of the long-running radio show and podcast "The Best Show."
  • C. Spehr
    Spehr is a surname variant of Speer, borne by individuals of Germanic origin.
  • D. Harpel
    Harpel is a small village in the municipality of Vlagtwedde in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands.
  • E. Shriever
    Shriever is a surname, a variant spelling of "Shriver," borne by various individuals of English-speaking origin.
  • 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: Sparling
Triple: [Edward J. Sparling, familyName, Sparling]
Generated description
Sparling is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including academics and public figures.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sparling
Target entity description: Sparling is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including academics and public figures.
  • A. Sparrman
    Sparrman is the abbreviated scientific author name of Anders Sparrman, an 18th-century Swedish naturalist and disciple of Linnaeus known for his zoological descriptions and work in southern Africa.
  • B. Scharpling
    Scharpling is the surname of Tom Scharpling, an American comedian, writer, producer, and host of the long-running radio show and podcast "The Best Show."
  • C. Spehr
    Spehr is a surname variant of Speer, borne by individuals of Germanic origin.
  • D. Harpel
    Harpel is a small village in the municipality of Vlagtwedde in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands.
  • E. Shriever
    Shriever is a surname, a variant spelling of "Shriver," borne by various individuals of English-speaking origin.
  • 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_69d8dcfec90481909e926be9767e5779 completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5d3e498308190bd1594cca841199c completed April 20, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a059122dff081909fb907b752a2934f completed May 14, 2026, 9:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0595f0ebd08190bcaa378ca15ae40f completed May 14, 2026, 9:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a05969a874c81909a1392c4268bad75 completed May 14, 2026, 9:32 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:59 a.m.