Triple
T23044061
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | STS-77 |
E573824
|
entity |
| Predicate | missionSpecialist |
P21471
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Andrew S. W. Thomas
Andrew S. W. Thomas is an Australian-born NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent extended time aboard the Mir space station and the International Space Station.
|
E1585598
|
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: Andrew S. W. Thomas | Statement: [STS-77, missionSpecialist, Andrew S. W. Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew S. W. Thomas Context triple: [STS-77, missionSpecialist, Andrew S. W. Thomas]
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A.
Philip E. Thomas
Philip E. Thomas was an early American railroad executive best known as the first president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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B.
John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas was a prominent local figure and early railroad or civic leader after whom the city of Thomasville, North Carolina, was named.
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C.
Donald A. Thomas
Donald A. Thomas is an American astronaut and engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions, conducting scientific research in microgravity.
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D.
Peter G. Thompson
Peter G. Thompson is an actor known for his role in the Australian short film "I Love Sarah Jane."
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E.
J. H. Thomas
J. H. Thomas was a prominent British Labour politician and trade union leader who held several senior government posts in the early 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: Andrew S. W. Thomas Triple: [STS-77, missionSpecialist, Andrew S. W. Thomas]
Generated description
Andrew S. W. Thomas is an Australian-born NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent extended time aboard the Mir space station and the International Space Station.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew S. W. Thomas Target entity description: Andrew S. W. Thomas is an Australian-born NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent extended time aboard the Mir space station and the International Space Station.
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A.
Philip E. Thomas
Philip E. Thomas was an early American railroad executive best known as the first president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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B.
John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas was a prominent local figure and early railroad or civic leader after whom the city of Thomasville, North Carolina, was named.
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C.
Donald A. Thomas
Donald A. Thomas is an American astronaut and engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions, conducting scientific research in microgravity.
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D.
Peter G. Thompson
Peter G. Thompson is an actor known for his role in the Australian short film "I Love Sarah Jane."
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E.
J. H. Thomas
J. H. Thomas was a prominent British Labour politician and trade union leader who held several senior government posts in the early 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_69e245b9c11481909d06c872214d21af |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18517083c8190a0850da5440e0a73 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0c67729c508190b90b2b7c7d1444f9 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0c72132a608190b44c96de39b7187a |
completed | May 19, 2026, 2:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0c76bcf3f08190ae28b928b18cd007 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:54 p.m.