Triple

T22059076
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ernie Irvan E545103 entity
Predicate fullName P16 FINISHED
Object Virgil Earnest Irvan
Virgil Earnest "Ernie" Irvan is a retired American stock car racing driver best known for his successful and comeback-filled career in the NASCAR Cup Series during the late 1980s and 1990s.
E1516361 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: Virgil Earnest Irvan | Statement: [Ernie Irvan, fullName, Virgil Earnest Irvan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgil Earnest Irvan
Context triple: [Ernie Irvan, fullName, Virgil Earnest Irvan]
  • A. Virgil Miller
    Virgil Miller was an American cinematographer active during the early to mid-20th century, known for his work on numerous Hollywood genre films.
  • B. Virgil Adams
    Virgil Adams is a central character in the 1923 silent drama film "Alice Adams," serving as the modest, hard-working father whose social aspirations and limitations shape much of the story’s family tension.
  • C. Virgil Howe
    Virgil Howe was an English drummer and DJ best known for his work with the band Little Barrie and as the son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe.
  • D. Virgil McCracken
    Virgil McCracken was an early American figure after whom McCracken County in Kentucky was named, likely recognized for his regional or military significance.
  • E. Robert Vaught
    Robert Vaught was an American logician and mathematician known for his influential work in model theory and mathematical logic.
  • 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: Virgil Earnest Irvan
Triple: [Ernie Irvan, fullName, Virgil Earnest Irvan]
Generated description
Virgil Earnest "Ernie" Irvan is a retired American stock car racing driver best known for his successful and comeback-filled career in the NASCAR Cup Series during the late 1980s and 1990s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgil Earnest Irvan
Target entity description: Virgil Earnest "Ernie" Irvan is a retired American stock car racing driver best known for his successful and comeback-filled career in the NASCAR Cup Series during the late 1980s and 1990s.
  • A. Virgil Miller
    Virgil Miller was an American cinematographer active during the early to mid-20th century, known for his work on numerous Hollywood genre films.
  • B. Virgil Adams
    Virgil Adams is a central character in the 1923 silent drama film "Alice Adams," serving as the modest, hard-working father whose social aspirations and limitations shape much of the story’s family tension.
  • C. Virgil Howe
    Virgil Howe was an English drummer and DJ best known for his work with the band Little Barrie and as the son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe.
  • D. Virgil McCracken
    Virgil McCracken was an early American figure after whom McCracken County in Kentucky was named, likely recognized for his regional or military significance.
  • E. Robert Vaught
    Robert Vaught was an American logician and mathematician known for his influential work in model theory and mathematical logic.
  • 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_69e11e3377c48190890c17407b9527d6 completed April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1285ac9608190ab4f89d4ee7350d0 completed April 28, 2026, 9:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a80a92ee081909d5119a99d83e064 completed May 18, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a8187516481909d8075dfc025614e completed May 18, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a8267498481908a2ba238fcdc1547 completed May 18, 2026, 3:07 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:27 p.m.