Triple
T9607184
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ian Rankin |
E232000
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Knots and Crosses
Knots and Crosses is a crime novel by Ian Rankin that introduces Edinburgh detective John Rebus and launched the long-running Inspector Rebus series.
|
E809952
|
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: Knots and Crosses | Statement: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, Knots and Crosses]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Knots and Crosses Context triple: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, Knots and Crosses]
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A.
Kayles
Kayles is a classic impartial combinatorial game in which players alternately remove one or two adjacent pins from a row, with the goal of making the last move.
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B.
Twixt
Twixt is a 2011 gothic horror film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, blending supernatural mystery with a meta-narrative about a struggling writer.
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C.
Checkers
Checkers is a classic two-player board game in which opponents move diagonal pieces to capture or block each other, aiming to remove all of the opponent’s pieces.
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D.
Tentyris
Tentyris is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian city of Dendera, renowned for its well-preserved temple complex dedicated primarily to the goddess Hathor.
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E.
Kalah
Kalah is the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, a major archaeological site in modern-day Iraq that served as a prominent capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
- 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: Knots and Crosses Triple: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, Knots and Crosses]
Generated description
Knots and Crosses is a crime novel by Ian Rankin that introduces Edinburgh detective John Rebus and launched the long-running Inspector Rebus series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Knots and Crosses Target entity description: Knots and Crosses is a crime novel by Ian Rankin that introduces Edinburgh detective John Rebus and launched the long-running Inspector Rebus series.
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A.
Kayles
Kayles is a classic impartial combinatorial game in which players alternately remove one or two adjacent pins from a row, with the goal of making the last move.
-
B.
Twixt
Twixt is a 2011 gothic horror film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, blending supernatural mystery with a meta-narrative about a struggling writer.
-
C.
Checkers
Checkers is a classic two-player board game in which opponents move diagonal pieces to capture or block each other, aiming to remove all of the opponent’s pieces.
-
D.
Tentyris
Tentyris is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian city of Dendera, renowned for its well-preserved temple complex dedicated primarily to the goddess Hathor.
-
E.
Kalah
Kalah is the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, a major archaeological site in modern-day Iraq that served as a prominent capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
- 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_69ca8485a90c819094fe40b42fde9d70 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9a62372881908bf21be91e7285fb |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d17942504481908e7147a0f56bdf96 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d17a27596081909c6a2ec486480ce1 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d17af1d1b48190b6f8350edfa4f5ef |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:08 p.m.