Triple

T1272519
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Clinton Hart Merriam E15740 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Merriam
Merriam is a surname most notably associated with American zoologist and ethnographer Clinton Hart Merriam.
 E144686 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: Merriam | Statement: [Clinton Hart Merriam, familyName, Merriam]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Merriam
Context triple: [Clinton Hart Merriam, familyName, Merriam]
  • A. Merrill
    Merrill is a surname most notably associated with American actor Gary Merrill, known for his work in mid-20th-century film and television.
  • B. Collins
    Collins is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, literature, and entertainment.
  • C. Mifflin
    Mifflin is the middle name of George M. Dallas, the 11th vice president of the United States.
  • D. Milhous
    Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
  • E. Dixon
    Dixon is a small agricultural city in Northern California known historically for sheep ranching and its annual May Fair.
  • 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: Merriam
Triple: [Clinton Hart Merriam, familyName, Merriam]
Generated description
Merriam is a surname most notably associated with American zoologist and ethnographer Clinton Hart Merriam.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Merriam
Target entity description: Merriam is a surname most notably associated with American zoologist and ethnographer Clinton Hart Merriam.
  • A. Merrill
    Merrill is a surname most notably associated with American actor Gary Merrill, known for his work in mid-20th-century film and television.
  • B. Collins
    Collins is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, literature, and entertainment.
  • C. Mifflin
    Mifflin is the middle name of George M. Dallas, the 11th vice president of the United States.
  • D. Milhous
    Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
  • E. Dixon
    Dixon is a small agricultural city in Northern California known historically for sheep ranching and its annual May Fair.
  • 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_69a4935a94308190bb92555b79032824 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c06c033081909bc594157abaf5bb completed March 1, 2026, 10:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac998e56488190ac3cf51563335e30 completed March 7, 2026, 9:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac9a13e9548190ae1fbfeba3326cd5 completed March 7, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac9a96d4f081908e608a3f247bbfb2 completed March 7, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.