Triple
T5621920
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whittaker |
E147626
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasVariantSpelling |
P457
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Whitaker
Whitaker is an English surname commonly borne by individuals in the United Kingdom and the United States, associated with various notable figures across politics, sports, and the arts.
|
E534856
|
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: Whitaker | Statement: [Whittaker, hasVariantSpelling, Whitaker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitaker Context triple: [Whittaker, hasVariantSpelling, Whitaker]
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A.
Joseph Whitaker
Joseph Whitaker was a British-born Sicilian ornithologist and archaeologist best known for his pioneering excavations and studies of the ancient Phoenician city of Motya in western Sicily.
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B.
Whip Whitaker
Whip Whitaker is the troubled airline pilot protagonist of the film "Flight," known for his heroic crash landing and subsequent struggle with addiction and accountability.
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C.
Buckley
Buckley is a small city in Washington State known for its rural character and proximity to Mount Rainier.
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D.
Buckley
Buckley is a surname most prominently associated with William F. Buckley Jr., the influential American conservative author and founder of National Review.
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E.
Buckley
Buckley is a small town in Flintshire, northeast Wales, known historically for its brickworks and coal mining industries.
- 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: Whitaker Triple: [Whittaker, hasVariantSpelling, Whitaker]
Generated description
Whitaker is an English surname commonly borne by individuals in the United Kingdom and the United States, associated with various notable figures across politics, sports, and the arts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitaker Target entity description: Whitaker is an English surname commonly borne by individuals in the United Kingdom and the United States, associated with various notable figures across politics, sports, and the arts.
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A.
Joseph Whitaker
Joseph Whitaker was a British-born Sicilian ornithologist and archaeologist best known for his pioneering excavations and studies of the ancient Phoenician city of Motya in western Sicily.
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B.
Whip Whitaker
Whip Whitaker is the troubled airline pilot protagonist of the film "Flight," known for his heroic crash landing and subsequent struggle with addiction and accountability.
-
C.
Buckley
Buckley is a small city in Washington State known for its rural character and proximity to Mount Rainier.
-
D.
Buckley
Buckley is a surname most prominently associated with William F. Buckley Jr., the influential American conservative author and founder of National Review.
-
E.
Buckley
Buckley is a small town in Flintshire, northeast Wales, known historically for its brickworks and coal mining industries.
- 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_69c00906f2a88190a992c66b13d606d4 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c022133eec819086acb04864dde5ee |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c04d59317c8190a4a3b186a46a7249 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c04e89b7c481908abae227d22cc814 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c04f41b158819097f9ef536215e248 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:40 p.m.