Triple

T19388343
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas W. Sidwell E484992 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin."
E67625 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: Thomas | Statement: [Thomas W. Sidwell, givenName, Thomas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Context triple: [Thomas W. Sidwell, givenName, Thomas]
  • A. Thomas
    Thomas is the full given name of Tom Brady, the legendary NFL quarterback widely regarded as one of the greatest players in American football history.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Sir Stamford Raffles, the British statesman best known as the founder of modern Singapore.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of American actor Morgan Woodward, known for his numerous character roles in film and television.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the first name of American film director, screenwriter, and producer Tom Shadyac, known for hit comedies like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Bruce Almighty."
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is a character appearing in the animated series "Exit 9B" from the show "Regular Show."
  • 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: Thomas
Triple: [Thomas W. Sidwell, givenName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Target entity description: Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin."
  • A. Thomas chosen
    Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of Tom Harmon, the famed American football player and sportscaster.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
  • F. None of above.

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_69d8e8d460d88190abf0591c5c9d2b0c completed April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e61b425e848190ab5ae8ae0a034fe2 completed April 20, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0733c5899c8190bbd380c8f1cfbb80 completed May 15, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0734b107748190bb5c6a192e2384e8 completed May 15, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07355c10c881909f8a2a3a6b7e7dfe completed May 15, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:36 p.m.