Triple
T20392488
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan Dean Foster |
E498116
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Pip and Flinx series
The Pip and Flinx series is a long-running science fiction saga by Alan Dean Foster that follows the adventures of telepathic orphan Philip “Flinx” Lynx and his flying alien companion Pip across a richly imagined galaxy.
|
E1428373
|
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: The Pip and Flinx series | Statement: [Alan Dean Foster, notableWork, The Pip and Flinx series]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Pip and Flinx series Context triple: [Alan Dean Foster, notableWork, The Pip and Flinx series]
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A.
Wyvern series
The Wyvern series is a family of British carrier-based strike aircraft developed in the mid-20th century, best known for its turboprop-powered Westland Wyvern.
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B.
Xanth series
The Xanth series is a long-running collection of pun-filled fantasy novels set in a magical version of Florida, written by author Piers Anthony.
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C.
Dr. Xargle series (illustrations)
The Dr. Xargle series (illustrations) are Tony Ross’s humorous, cartoon-style drawings that depict an alien professor comically explaining Earth and human customs to his extraterrestrial students in a set of popular children’s books.
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D.
Alvirah and Willy series
The Alvirah and Willy series is a collection of light mystery novels by Mary Higgins Clark featuring a lottery-winning former cleaning woman and her devoted husband who repeatedly become amateur sleuths.
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E.
The Frog Princess series
The Frog Princess series is a humorous and magical middle-grade fantasy book series that playfully reimagines classic fairy tales, particularly "The Frog Prince," through the adventures of a spirited princess and her enchanted companions.
- 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: The Pip and Flinx series Triple: [Alan Dean Foster, notableWork, The Pip and Flinx series]
Generated description
The Pip and Flinx series is a long-running science fiction saga by Alan Dean Foster that follows the adventures of telepathic orphan Philip “Flinx” Lynx and his flying alien companion Pip across a richly imagined galaxy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Pip and Flinx series Target entity description: The Pip and Flinx series is a long-running science fiction saga by Alan Dean Foster that follows the adventures of telepathic orphan Philip “Flinx” Lynx and his flying alien companion Pip across a richly imagined galaxy.
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A.
Wyvern series
The Wyvern series is a family of British carrier-based strike aircraft developed in the mid-20th century, best known for its turboprop-powered Westland Wyvern.
-
B.
Xanth series
The Xanth series is a long-running collection of pun-filled fantasy novels set in a magical version of Florida, written by author Piers Anthony.
-
C.
Dr. Xargle series (illustrations)
The Dr. Xargle series (illustrations) are Tony Ross’s humorous, cartoon-style drawings that depict an alien professor comically explaining Earth and human customs to his extraterrestrial students in a set of popular children’s books.
-
D.
Alvirah and Willy series
The Alvirah and Willy series is a collection of light mystery novels by Mary Higgins Clark featuring a lottery-winning former cleaning woman and her devoted husband who repeatedly become amateur sleuths.
-
E.
The Frog Princess series
The Frog Princess series is a humorous and magical middle-grade fantasy book series that playfully reimagines classic fairy tales, particularly "The Frog Prince," through the adventures of a spirited princess and her enchanted companions.
- 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_69e0b4a71ebc8190b153a36c738730f4 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e679108b1481909677cf80e8e77e76 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0876260e548190b0ca1cdee28fe72d |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0877d6b364819080b5e701acea02aa |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08787cfe6c8190881554ead3cfd248 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.