Triple

T19992556
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Franz Nissl E494099 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Nissl
Nissl is a German surname best known from Franz Nissl, a pioneering neurologist and psychiatrist whose work on neuronal staining techniques greatly advanced neuroanatomy.
E1405301 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: Nissl | Statement: [Franz Nissl, familyName, Nissl]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nissl
Context triple: [Franz Nissl, familyName, Nissl]
  • A. Golgi method for staining nervous tissue
    The Golgi method for staining nervous tissue is a histological technique that selectively impregnates a small subset of neurons with silver chromate, allowing their full morphology to be visualized in detail under the microscope.
  • B. Nissalke
    Nissalke is the surname of Tom Nissalke, an American professional basketball coach known for his stints in the NBA and ABA.
  • C. Hamburg cell
    The Hamburg cell was a small group of radical Islamist extremists based in Hamburg, Germany, that played a central planning and operational role in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
  • D. Golgi staining method
    The Golgi staining method is a neuroanatomical technique that selectively impregnates a small subset of neurons with silver chromate, allowing their full morphology to be visualized in detail under the microscope.
  • E. Golgi’s method
    Golgi’s method is a pioneering neuroanatomical staining technique that selectively impregnates a small subset of neurons with silver chromate, allowing their full morphology to be visualized under the microscope.
  • 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: Nissl
Triple: [Franz Nissl, familyName, Nissl]
Generated description
Nissl is a German surname best known from Franz Nissl, a pioneering neurologist and psychiatrist whose work on neuronal staining techniques greatly advanced neuroanatomy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nissl
Target entity description: Nissl is a German surname best known from Franz Nissl, a pioneering neurologist and psychiatrist whose work on neuronal staining techniques greatly advanced neuroanatomy.
  • A. Golgi method for staining nervous tissue
    The Golgi method for staining nervous tissue is a histological technique that selectively impregnates a small subset of neurons with silver chromate, allowing their full morphology to be visualized in detail under the microscope.
  • B. Nissalke
    Nissalke is the surname of Tom Nissalke, an American professional basketball coach known for his stints in the NBA and ABA.
  • C. Hamburg cell
    The Hamburg cell was a small group of radical Islamist extremists based in Hamburg, Germany, that played a central planning and operational role in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
  • D. Golgi staining method
    The Golgi staining method is a neuroanatomical technique that selectively impregnates a small subset of neurons with silver chromate, allowing their full morphology to be visualized in detail under the microscope.
  • E. Golgi’s method
    Golgi’s method is a pioneering neuroanatomical staining technique that selectively impregnates a small subset of neurons with silver chromate, allowing their full morphology to be visualized under the microscope.
  • 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_69da626a67648190af9653832a3aeced completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e65fe10ffc81908c94168b0a8ea9c9 completed April 20, 2026, 5:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a080503f1bc8190b71f6d7043ac6593 completed May 16, 2026, 5:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0806563e1c8190b702fcfc009c84d5 completed May 16, 2026, 5:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0806e876c881909f0c30e5dd16ce20 completed May 16, 2026, 5:55 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 3:31 p.m.