Triple
T16412271
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitaker Medal |
E398594
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Whitaker
William Whitaker was a prominent British geologist and hydrogeologist known for his pioneering work on the geology and groundwater resources of England and Wales.
|
E1495033
|
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: William Whitaker | Statement: [Whitaker Medal, namedAfter, William Whitaker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Whitaker Context triple: [Whitaker Medal, namedAfter, William Whitaker]
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A.
Charles Evans Whittaker
Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who served from 1957 to 1962 after a rapid rise through the federal judiciary.
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B.
James Whittaker
James Whittaker was an early and influential leader of the Shaker religious movement in America, known for helping to organize and spread the sect’s communal, celibate, and egalitarian way of life.
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C.
Martin Whitly
Martin Whitly is a fictional serial killer and disgraced surgeon from the TV series "Prodigal Son," whose crimes profoundly impact his children, including his daughter Ainsley Whitly.
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D.
Charles Wheeler
Charles Wheeler is a fictional lawyer in the film "Philadelphia" who becomes the supportive partner of the protagonist, Andrew Beckett, during his wrongful dismissal lawsuit over AIDS discrimination.
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E.
Ennis C. Whitehead
Ennis C. Whitehead was a U.S. Air Force general and World War II air commander known for his leadership in the Southwest Pacific theater.
- 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: William Whitaker Triple: [Whitaker Medal, namedAfter, William Whitaker]
Generated description
William Whitaker was a prominent British geologist and hydrogeologist known for his pioneering work on the geology and groundwater resources of England and Wales.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Whitaker Target entity description: William Whitaker was a prominent British geologist and hydrogeologist known for his pioneering work on the geology and groundwater resources of England and Wales.
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A.
Charles Evans Whittaker
Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who served from 1957 to 1962 after a rapid rise through the federal judiciary.
-
B.
James Whittaker
James Whittaker was an early and influential leader of the Shaker religious movement in America, known for helping to organize and spread the sect’s communal, celibate, and egalitarian way of life.
-
C.
Martin Whitly
Martin Whitly is a fictional serial killer and disgraced surgeon from the TV series "Prodigal Son," whose crimes profoundly impact his children, including his daughter Ainsley Whitly.
-
D.
Charles Wheeler
Charles Wheeler is a fictional lawyer in the film "Philadelphia" who becomes the supportive partner of the protagonist, Andrew Beckett, during his wrongful dismissal lawsuit over AIDS discrimination.
-
E.
Ennis C. Whitehead
Ennis C. Whitehead was a U.S. Air Force general and World War II air commander known for his leadership in the Southwest Pacific theater.
- 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_69d87f2950248190bc8ad9b9bebdc8c8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32874a0cc8190874aea10b1d13004 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a157a5d9481909a67f4d2294cd203 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a1670367c819094330056f53aca2b |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a16f6b54c81909b16531c92c873ff |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m.