Triple
T13599231
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Smeaton |
E324899
|
entity |
| Predicate | memberOf |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers
The Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers is one of the oldest engineering societies in the world, founded in 1771 in London as an elite dining and discussion club for leading civil engineers.
|
E1049572
|
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: Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers | Statement: [John Smeaton, memberOf, Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers Context triple: [John Smeaton, memberOf, Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers]
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A.
Institution of Civil Engineers
The Institution of Civil Engineers is a leading professional association and learned society in the United Kingdom that supports and advances the practice and science of civil engineering worldwide.
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B.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is a major British professional engineering institution that supports and represents mechanical engineers through accreditation, professional development, and industry standards worldwide.
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C.
London Mechanics’ Institution
London Mechanics’ Institution was a pioneering 19th-century adult education institute in London that later evolved into Birkbeck, University of London.
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D.
Institution of Structural Engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers is a leading global professional body that sets standards, provides accreditation, and supports the advancement of structural engineering practice and education.
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E.
Worshipful Company of Engineers
The Worshipful Company of Engineers is a modern livery company of the City of London that represents and promotes the engineering profession through charitable, educational, and civic activities.
- 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: Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers Triple: [John Smeaton, memberOf, Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers]
Generated description
The Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers is one of the oldest engineering societies in the world, founded in 1771 in London as an elite dining and discussion club for leading civil engineers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers Target entity description: The Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers is one of the oldest engineering societies in the world, founded in 1771 in London as an elite dining and discussion club for leading civil engineers.
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A.
Institution of Civil Engineers
The Institution of Civil Engineers is a leading professional association and learned society in the United Kingdom that supports and advances the practice and science of civil engineering worldwide.
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B.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is a major British professional engineering institution that supports and represents mechanical engineers through accreditation, professional development, and industry standards worldwide.
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C.
London Mechanics’ Institution
London Mechanics’ Institution was a pioneering 19th-century adult education institute in London that later evolved into Birkbeck, University of London.
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D.
Institution of Structural Engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers is a leading global professional body that sets standards, provides accreditation, and supports the advancement of structural engineering practice and education.
-
E.
Worshipful Company of Engineers
The Worshipful Company of Engineers is a modern livery company of the City of London that represents and promotes the engineering profession through charitable, educational, and civic activities.
- 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_69d80769eaf081909d82f44e484d6113 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbb0795acc8190a08667ab9dcb0d44 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f76bcc1ed88190bbf6c83001703b84 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f77643b0348190962bf23a9857edbe |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f77923fd1481908af251a1dcbcf441 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:49 p.m.