Triple
T1208767
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nourse |
E25949
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. E. Nourse
J. E. Nourse was a United States Navy officer and hydrographer who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory in the late 19th century.
|
E444042
|
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: J. E. Nourse | Statement: [Nourse, hasNotableBearer, J. E. Nourse]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. E. Nourse Context triple: [Nourse, hasNotableBearer, J. E. Nourse]
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A.
Alan E. Nourse
Alan E. Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician known for works that often explored medical and social themes, including the novel "The Bladerunner."
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B.
Alan S. Boyd
Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
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C.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
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D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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: J. E. Nourse Triple: [Nourse, hasNotableBearer, J. E. Nourse]
Generated description
J. E. Nourse was a United States Navy officer and hydrographer who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory in the late 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. E. Nourse Target entity description: J. E. Nourse was a United States Navy officer and hydrographer who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory in the late 19th century.
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A.
Alan E. Nourse
Alan E. Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician known for works that often explored medical and social themes, including the novel "The Bladerunner."
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B.
Alan S. Boyd
Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
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C.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
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D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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_69a4942b30f08190a91c60573e16b5ef |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bde30ce08190ab60a181ad2d321d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b65047902881908a1d5f2d32fcb23e |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b6519e30fc819098de2671c3aa89b9 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b6521feae08190a029acdece360863 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.