Triple
T21943743
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pondicherry Zoo |
E541884
|
entity |
| Predicate | ownedByInFiction |
P14482
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pi Patel's father
Pi Patel's father is a fictional Indian zookeeper and patriarch in Yann Martel's novel "Life of Pi," known for running a zoo in Pondicherry and shaping Pi's early life and views on animals.
|
E1510073
|
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: Pi Patel's father | Statement: [Pondicherry Zoo, ownedByInFiction, Pi Patel's father]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pi Patel's father Context triple: [Pondicherry Zoo, ownedByInFiction, Pi Patel's father]
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A.
Pi Patel
Pi Patel is the introspective teenage protagonist of Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi," who survives a shipwreck and endures a harrowing ocean voyage that tests his faith, resilience, and imagination.
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B.
Balram Halwai
Balram Halwai is the ambitious and morally complex protagonist of Aravind Adiga’s novel "The White Tiger," who rises from rural poverty in India to become a successful entrepreneur through cunning and crime.
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C.
Patel
Patel is a common Indian surname, particularly associated with Gujarati communities and notably borne by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a key leader in India's independence movement and its first Deputy Prime Minister.
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D.
Mrs. Paroo
Mrs. Paroo is the warm, Irish-born mother of Marian the librarian in Meredith Willson’s musical "The Music Man."
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E.
Pandey
Pandey is an Indian surname commonly associated with Brahmin communities, notably borne by figures such as the 19th-century revolutionary Mangal Pandey.
- 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: Pi Patel's father Triple: [Pondicherry Zoo, ownedByInFiction, Pi Patel's father]
Generated description
Pi Patel's father is a fictional Indian zookeeper and patriarch in Yann Martel's novel "Life of Pi," known for running a zoo in Pondicherry and shaping Pi's early life and views on animals.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pi Patel's father Target entity description: Pi Patel's father is a fictional Indian zookeeper and patriarch in Yann Martel's novel "Life of Pi," known for running a zoo in Pondicherry and shaping Pi's early life and views on animals.
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A.
Pi Patel
Pi Patel is the introspective teenage protagonist of Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi," who survives a shipwreck and endures a harrowing ocean voyage that tests his faith, resilience, and imagination.
-
B.
Balram Halwai
Balram Halwai is the ambitious and morally complex protagonist of Aravind Adiga’s novel "The White Tiger," who rises from rural poverty in India to become a successful entrepreneur through cunning and crime.
-
C.
Patel
Patel is a common Indian surname, particularly associated with Gujarati communities and notably borne by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a key leader in India's independence movement and its first Deputy Prime Minister.
-
D.
Mrs. Paroo
Mrs. Paroo is the warm, Irish-born mother of Marian the librarian in Meredith Willson’s musical "The Music Man."
-
E.
Pandey
Pandey is an Indian surname commonly associated with Brahmin communities, notably borne by figures such as the 19th-century revolutionary Mangal Pandey.
- 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_69e0c47e2e5c81909a7f74ce3de50911 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1242515ec8190b015bf8c7b13be85 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a6700274c8190a3a1a6f76290568f |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a677f3d788190acba362aa3ff80ad |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a68244250819082094878c9001b5c |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:56 p.m.