Triple

T14872575
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Whitelocke E349784 entity
Predicate describedBySource P519 FINISHED
Object Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an authoritative reference work that provides detailed biographical articles on notable figures from British history.
 E3627 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: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Statement: [John Whitelocke, describedBySource, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Context triple: [John Whitelocke, describedBySource, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]
  • A. Dictionary of National Biography
    The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
  • B. Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
  • C. Australian Dictionary of Biography
    The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a comprehensive national reference work that provides scholarly biographical entries on notable figures in Australian history.
  • D. Oxford Dictionary of English
    The Oxford Dictionary of English is a comprehensive, authoritative single-volume dictionary of contemporary English published by Oxford University Press.
  • E. American National Biography
    American National Biography is a comprehensive biographical reference work that profiles significant figures in American history and culture.
  • 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: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Triple: [John Whitelocke, describedBySource, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]
Generated description
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an authoritative reference work that provides detailed biographical articles on notable figures from British history.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Target entity description: The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an authoritative reference work that provides detailed biographical articles on notable figures from British history.
  • A. Dictionary of National Biography chosen
    The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
  • B. Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
  • C. Australian Dictionary of Biography
    The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a comprehensive national reference work that provides scholarly biographical entries on notable figures in Australian history.
  • D. Oxford Dictionary of English
    The Oxford Dictionary of English is a comprehensive, authoritative single-volume dictionary of contemporary English published by Oxford University Press.
  • E. American National Biography
    American National Biography is a comprehensive biographical reference work that profiles significant figures in American history and culture.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded5e2c94c8190a16f05ea81701fc1 completed April 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe65129a588190bbad294b500f411f completed May 8, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe66a5f3a88190827c6c9247323153 completed May 8, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe6736ff34819098524e4401a414aa completed May 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m.