Triple
T20928454
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elizabeth Costello |
E515405
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Norman Costello
Norman Costello is a fictional character appearing in J. M. Coetzee’s novel "Elizabeth Costello," connected to the life and story of the titular protagonist.
|
E1467173
|
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: Norman Costello | Statement: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, Norman Costello]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Costello Context triple: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, Norman Costello]
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A.
Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn is an Australian-based actor best known for his long-running role as Donald Fisher on the television soap opera "Home and Away."
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B.
Howard G. Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham, better known as Ward Cunningham, is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development practices.
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C.
Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry was an American silent film actor best known for his leading roles in classic 1920s films, often portraying romantic and heroic characters.
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D.
John A. Costello
John A. Costello was an Irish Fine Gael politician and barrister who served as Taoiseach in two inter-party coalition governments in the mid-20th century.
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E.
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Norman Costello Triple: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, Norman Costello]
Generated description
Norman Costello is a fictional character appearing in J. M. Coetzee’s novel "Elizabeth Costello," connected to the life and story of the titular protagonist.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Costello Target entity description: Norman Costello is a fictional character appearing in J. M. Coetzee’s novel "Elizabeth Costello," connected to the life and story of the titular protagonist.
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A.
Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn is an Australian-based actor best known for his long-running role as Donald Fisher on the television soap opera "Home and Away."
-
B.
Howard G. Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham, better known as Ward Cunningham, is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development practices.
-
C.
Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry was an American silent film actor best known for his leading roles in classic 1920s films, often portraying romantic and heroic characters.
-
D.
John A. Costello
John A. Costello was an Irish Fine Gael politician and barrister who served as Taoiseach in two inter-party coalition governments in the mid-20th century.
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E.
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan in the mid-20th century.
- 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_69e0b4fb431c8190b9d40e6a72f0cc87 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6f653a25c8190adb46f5d764afba7 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0965cf45c48190a55e4bded83a9c15 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a096674c3a48190b0263c3b946495a9 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0966fcfd508190b3785910dd27112d |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:58 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:49 p.m.