Triple

T1727765
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Trent University E37536 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Thomas H. B. Symons
Thomas H. B. Symons was a Canadian academic and public servant best known as the founding president of Trent University and a leading figure in the development of Canadian studies.
 E526856 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: Thomas H. B. Symons | Statement: [Trent University, foundedBy, Thomas H. B. Symons]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas H. B. Symons
Context triple: [Trent University, foundedBy, Thomas H. B. Symons]
  • A. Henry W. Gerrard
    Henry W. Gerrard was an American cinematographer active in early 20th-century Hollywood, known for his work on classic genre films.
  • B. Arthur S. Carpender
    Arthur S. Carpender was a United States Navy admiral and World War II destroyer commander known for his leadership in the Pacific theater.
  • C. James G. Smyth
    James G. Smyth was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul in the Alps.
  • D. Edwin T. Meredith
    Edwin T. Meredith was an American publisher and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
  • E. James D. Henry
    James D. Henry was an American militia officer best known for leading U.S. forces against Black Hawk’s band during the Black Hawk War of 1832.
  • 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: Thomas H. B. Symons
Triple: [Trent University, foundedBy, Thomas H. B. Symons]
Generated description
Thomas H. B. Symons was a Canadian academic and public servant best known as the founding president of Trent University and a leading figure in the development of Canadian studies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas H. B. Symons
Target entity description: Thomas H. B. Symons was a Canadian academic and public servant best known as the founding president of Trent University and a leading figure in the development of Canadian studies.
  • A. Henry W. Gerrard
    Henry W. Gerrard was an American cinematographer active in early 20th-century Hollywood, known for his work on classic genre films.
  • B. Arthur S. Carpender
    Arthur S. Carpender was a United States Navy admiral and World War II destroyer commander known for his leadership in the Pacific theater.
  • C. James G. Smyth
    James G. Smyth was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul in the Alps.
  • D. Edwin T. Meredith
    Edwin T. Meredith was an American publisher and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
  • E. James D. Henry
    James D. Henry was an American militia officer best known for leading U.S. forces against Black Hawk’s band during the Black Hawk War of 1832.
  • 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_69a8861acab88190bb43cde203429399 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa637c26988190ad5c400856684825 completed March 6, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bfcb931f908190b72d825b95ae4861 completed March 22, 2026, 10:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bfcc18e6dc8190898af6fdb0b17cbc completed March 22, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bfcc796c808190bb9f83a7014ef7db completed March 22, 2026, 11:03 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.