Triple
T142828
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Erie Canal |
E2888
|
entity |
| Predicate | governorDuringConstruction |
P6812
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton was an influential early 19th-century American politician and governor of New York who championed major infrastructure projects and helped spur the state's economic growth.
|
E33894
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: DeWitt Clinton | Statement: [Erie Canal, governorDuringConstruction, DeWitt Clinton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DeWitt Clinton Context triple: [Erie Canal, governorDuringConstruction, DeWitt Clinton]
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A.
Robert R. Livingston
Robert R. Livingston was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as U.S. minister to France.
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B.
William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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C.
Quincy Adams
Quincy Adams is a major MBTA rapid transit station in Quincy, Massachusetts, providing park-and-ride access to Boston via the Red Line.
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D.
George M. Dallas
George M. Dallas was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 11th vice president of the United States under President James K. Polk.
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E.
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States and a prominent American diplomat, statesman, and congressman known for his strong anti-slavery stance and influential foreign policy.
- 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: DeWitt Clinton Triple: [Erie Canal, governorDuringConstruction, DeWitt Clinton]
Generated description
DeWitt Clinton was an influential early 19th-century American politician and governor of New York who championed major infrastructure projects and helped spur the state's economic growth.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DeWitt Clinton Target entity description: DeWitt Clinton was an influential early 19th-century American politician and governor of New York who championed major infrastructure projects and helped spur the state's economic growth.
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A.
Robert R. Livingston
Robert R. Livingston was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as U.S. minister to France.
-
B.
William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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C.
Quincy Adams
Quincy Adams is a major MBTA rapid transit station in Quincy, Massachusetts, providing park-and-ride access to Boston via the Red Line.
-
D.
George M. Dallas
George M. Dallas was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 11th vice president of the United States under President James K. Polk.
-
E.
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States and a prominent American diplomat, statesman, and congressman known for his strong anti-slavery stance and influential foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: governorDuringConstruction Context triple: [Erie Canal, governorDuringConstruction, DeWitt Clinton]
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A.
constructionCompleted
Indicates that a construction process or project has been fully finished and reached its completed state.
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B.
governorAction
Indicates that a governor performs, initiates, or is responsible for a specific action or decision.
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C.
governedAs
Indicates that one entity exercises authoritative control, direction, or rule over another according to some system of governance or leadership.
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D.
governs
Indicates that one entity exercises authoritative control, direction, or rule over another entity or domain.
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E.
governorTitle
Indicates the official title or designation held by a person serving as a governor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69a2521e35c08190b28e5c9f1e3c9b59 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2580ca15481909fa3e87d804a1b23 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3836d16d081909d8046cf6a10d421 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3848a1f948190858715e82d7eecc3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a384e53d508190b29e60001c88f93b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2565559ac81909e0c4e095a7dfa27 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a2580b00988190868ee24c0289cf70 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.