Triple

T20426489
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Watt E501013 entity
Predicate publicationContextOfFirstAppearance P47750 FINISHED
Object Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett
"Watt" is an experimental, darkly comic novel by Samuel Beckett that follows the absurd, often nonsensical experiences of its title character while exploring themes of language, logic, and existential uncertainty.
E1429214 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: Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett | Statement: [Watt, publicationContextOfFirstAppearance, Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett
Context triple: [Watt, publicationContextOfFirstAppearance, Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett]
  • A. Samuel Beckett’s trilogy
    Samuel Beckett’s trilogy is a landmark sequence of three modernist novels—Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable—known for their bleak humor, experimental style, and exploration of identity and existence.
  • B. Samuel Beckett bibliography
    The Samuel Beckett bibliography is the comprehensive body of literary and dramatic works, including novels, plays, and shorter texts, written by the Irish modernist author Samuel Beckett.
  • C. Samuel Beckett’s earlier trilogy (Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable)
    Samuel Beckett’s earlier trilogy—comprising the novels Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable—is a landmark of modernist literature that explores themes of identity, consciousness, and existential despair through fragmented narratives and increasingly abstract, introspective prose.
  • D. Samuel Beckett television plays
    The Samuel Beckett television plays are a group of minimalist, experimental dramas written for TV that explore themes of isolation, memory, and the limits of communication through stark visuals and sparse dialogue.
  • E. James Joyce's Ulysses
    James Joyce's Ulysses is a landmark modernist novel that parallels a single day in Dublin with the epic structure of classical myth, renowned for its stream-of-consciousness style and linguistic experimentation.
  • 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: Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett
Triple: [Watt, publicationContextOfFirstAppearance, Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett]
Generated description
"Watt" is an experimental, darkly comic novel by Samuel Beckett that follows the absurd, often nonsensical experiences of its title character while exploring themes of language, logic, and existential uncertainty.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett
Target entity description: "Watt" is an experimental, darkly comic novel by Samuel Beckett that follows the absurd, often nonsensical experiences of its title character while exploring themes of language, logic, and existential uncertainty.
  • A. Samuel Beckett’s trilogy
    Samuel Beckett’s trilogy is a landmark sequence of three modernist novels—Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable—known for their bleak humor, experimental style, and exploration of identity and existence.
  • B. Samuel Beckett bibliography
    The Samuel Beckett bibliography is the comprehensive body of literary and dramatic works, including novels, plays, and shorter texts, written by the Irish modernist author Samuel Beckett.
  • C. Samuel Beckett’s earlier trilogy (Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable)
    Samuel Beckett’s earlier trilogy—comprising the novels Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable—is a landmark of modernist literature that explores themes of identity, consciousness, and existential despair through fragmented narratives and increasingly abstract, introspective prose.
  • D. Samuel Beckett television plays
    The Samuel Beckett television plays are a group of minimalist, experimental dramas written for TV that explore themes of isolation, memory, and the limits of communication through stark visuals and sparse dialogue.
  • E. James Joyce's Ulysses
    James Joyce's Ulysses is a landmark modernist novel that parallels a single day in Dublin with the epic structure of classical myth, renowned for its stream-of-consciousness style and linguistic experimentation.
  • 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_69e0b4aa68fc8190b1a14c55575ef04a completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e67ba86ed88190bf2d4448d2abcdc7 completed April 20, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a087b2e7084819090d89779d8ebea38 completed May 16, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a088017be588190ab94b8180e44ebf4 completed May 16, 2026, 2:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0880c45e1081908f439ade0c31a47e completed May 16, 2026, 2:35 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m.