Triple
T12290651
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cotton Tufts |
E292948
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tufts
Tufts is a surname most prominently associated with the Tufts family of New England, including figures like physician Cotton Tufts and the namesake benefactors of Tufts University.
|
E989333
|
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: Tufts | Statement: [Cotton Tufts, familyName, Tufts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tufts Context triple: [Cotton Tufts, familyName, Tufts]
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A.
Tufts College
Tufts College is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, known for its strong programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and international relations.
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B.
Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences
Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences is the liberal arts and sciences division of Tufts University, offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and arts.
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C.
Boston University
Boston University is a major private research university in Boston known for its comprehensive academic programs and significant contributions to scholarship and innovation.
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D.
Harvard
Harvard is a small city in McHenry County, Illinois, known as the northwestern terminus of Chicago’s Metra commuter rail service.
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E.
Tufts University Medford/Somerville campus
Tufts University’s Medford/Somerville campus is the university’s main hilltop campus just outside Boston, housing its central academic, residential, and administrative facilities.
- 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: Tufts Triple: [Cotton Tufts, familyName, Tufts]
Generated description
Tufts is a surname most prominently associated with the Tufts family of New England, including figures like physician Cotton Tufts and the namesake benefactors of Tufts University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tufts Target entity description: Tufts is a surname most prominently associated with the Tufts family of New England, including figures like physician Cotton Tufts and the namesake benefactors of Tufts University.
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A.
Tufts College
Tufts College is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, known for its strong programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and international relations.
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B.
Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences
Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences is the liberal arts and sciences division of Tufts University, offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and arts.
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C.
Boston University
Boston University is a major private research university in Boston known for its comprehensive academic programs and significant contributions to scholarship and innovation.
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D.
Harvard
Harvard is a small city in McHenry County, Illinois, known as the northwestern terminus of Chicago’s Metra commuter rail service.
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E.
Tufts University Medford/Somerville campus
Tufts University’s Medford/Somerville campus is the university’s main hilltop campus just outside Boston, housing its central academic, residential, and administrative facilities.
- 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_69d6ab690ad081908c0ed3870ec82d53 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91d22ba488190914342fa7e69e159 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6555c73208190a8846a5db1a6802e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6566dccc0819085e059c7b0288f6c |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f657b1b13c8190984300f24c0b2083 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.