Triple
T1728876
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Earl Butz |
E37563
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Clifford M. Hardin
Clifford M. Hardin was an American academic and government official who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Richard Nixon.
|
E200369
|
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: Clifford M. Hardin | Statement: [Earl Butz, predecessor, Clifford M. Hardin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clifford M. Hardin Context triple: [Earl Butz, predecessor, Clifford M. Hardin]
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A.
Roy M. Anderson
Roy M. Anderson is a British epidemiologist and professor known for his influential work on the mathematical modeling of infectious diseases and public health policy.
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B.
J. R. McCarl
J. R. McCarl was an American government official who served as the first Comptroller General of the United States, playing a key role in establishing federal auditing and fiscal oversight practices.
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C.
Ralph W. Zwicker
Ralph W. Zwicker was a United States Army general and decorated combat officer best known for his leadership in the Korean War and his later involvement in a high-profile clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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D.
Robert B. Bowler
Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
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E.
George Bergstrom
George Bergstrom was an American architect best known for designing the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
- 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: Clifford M. Hardin Triple: [Earl Butz, predecessor, Clifford M. Hardin]
Generated description
Clifford M. Hardin was an American academic and government official who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Richard Nixon.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clifford M. Hardin Target entity description: Clifford M. Hardin was an American academic and government official who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Richard Nixon.
-
A.
Roy M. Anderson
Roy M. Anderson is a British epidemiologist and professor known for his influential work on the mathematical modeling of infectious diseases and public health policy.
-
B.
J. R. McCarl
J. R. McCarl was an American government official who served as the first Comptroller General of the United States, playing a key role in establishing federal auditing and fiscal oversight practices.
-
C.
Ralph W. Zwicker
Ralph W. Zwicker was a United States Army general and decorated combat officer best known for his leadership in the Korean War and his later involvement in a high-profile clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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D.
Robert B. Bowler
Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
-
E.
George Bergstrom
George Bergstrom was an American architect best known for designing the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
- 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_69aa637da7048190a06f2eec6cb87f70 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5c065088190b831c65ae55eed14 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adb69b142c81909dd8bd40e8e440ad |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adb8bac99081908cf126d42c609559 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.