Triple

T13352820
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Merrill Auditorium E318110 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine)
Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine) is the individual in whose honor Portland’s prominent performing arts venue, Merrill Auditorium, was named.
 E1035815 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: Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine) | Statement: [Merrill Auditorium, namedAfter, Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine)
Context triple: [Merrill Auditorium, namedAfter, Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine)]
  • A. Libbytown, Portland, Maine
    Libbytown is a residential neighborhood in Portland, Maine, known for its proximity to major transportation routes and the Portland Transportation Center.
  • B. Portland, Maine, United States
    Portland, Maine, United States is a historic coastal city in northern New England known for its working waterfront, vibrant arts and culinary scenes, and well-preserved 19th-century architecture.
  • C. New Portland, Maine
    New Portland, Maine is a small rural town in Somerset County known for its scenic western Maine landscape and historic wire suspension bridge over the Carrabassett River.
  • D. Merrill, Oregon
    Merrill, Oregon is a small agricultural city in southern Oregon near the California border, known for farming and its proximity to the Klamath Basin.
  • E. Old Port, Portland, Maine
    Old Port, Portland, Maine is a historic waterfront district known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings, and vibrant mix of shops, restaurants, and nightlife.
  • 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: Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine)
Triple: [Merrill Auditorium, namedAfter, Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine)]
Generated description
Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine) is the individual in whose honor Portland’s prominent performing arts venue, Merrill Auditorium, was named.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine)
Target entity description: Merrill (namesake associated with Portland, Maine) is the individual in whose honor Portland’s prominent performing arts venue, Merrill Auditorium, was named.
  • A. Libbytown, Portland, Maine
    Libbytown is a residential neighborhood in Portland, Maine, known for its proximity to major transportation routes and the Portland Transportation Center.
  • B. Portland, Maine, United States
    Portland, Maine, United States is a historic coastal city in northern New England known for its working waterfront, vibrant arts and culinary scenes, and well-preserved 19th-century architecture.
  • C. New Portland, Maine
    New Portland, Maine is a small rural town in Somerset County known for its scenic western Maine landscape and historic wire suspension bridge over the Carrabassett River.
  • D. Merrill, Oregon
    Merrill, Oregon is a small agricultural city in southern Oregon near the California border, known for farming and its proximity to the Klamath Basin.
  • E. Old Port, Portland, Maine
    Old Port, Portland, Maine is a historic waterfront district known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings, and vibrant mix of shops, restaurants, and nightlife.
  • 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_69d806b5a3c08190b42c267fb092f98a completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d99e8d520881908aa23c7102b72b72 completed April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f71f49e5548190b14d09daea628e6b completed May 3, 2026, 10:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f721b1a5d88190b9075437c7ab81a5 completed May 3, 2026, 10:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f72262ede4819095b3dc4c7cd63450 completed May 3, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:32 p.m.