Triple
T1772015
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Benjamin F. Butler |
E38895
|
entity |
| Predicate | education |
P5
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Waterville College
Waterville College was a 19th-century Maine institution of higher education that later became Colby College.
|
E203704
|
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: Waterville College | Statement: [Benjamin F. Butler, education, Waterville College]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterville College Context triple: [Benjamin F. Butler, education, Waterville College]
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A.
Taunton Academy
Taunton Academy was an English dissenting academy that provided higher education and ministerial training outside the control of the established Church of England.
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B.
Maine South High School
Maine South High School is a public secondary school in Park Ridge, Illinois, best known for being the alma mater of former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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C.
Boston College High School
Boston College High School is a private, Jesuit, all-boys college preparatory school located in Boston, Massachusetts.
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D.
Woodward Academy
Woodward Academy is a large independent college-preparatory school known for its rigorous academics and diverse student body in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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E.
James College
James College is one of the constituent residential colleges of the University of York, providing accommodation, social spaces, and community activities for its students.
- 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: Waterville College Triple: [Benjamin F. Butler, education, Waterville College]
Generated description
Waterville College was a 19th-century Maine institution of higher education that later became Colby College.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterville College Target entity description: Waterville College was a 19th-century Maine institution of higher education that later became Colby College.
-
A.
Taunton Academy
Taunton Academy was an English dissenting academy that provided higher education and ministerial training outside the control of the established Church of England.
-
B.
Maine South High School
Maine South High School is a public secondary school in Park Ridge, Illinois, best known for being the alma mater of former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
-
C.
Boston College High School
Boston College High School is a private, Jesuit, all-boys college preparatory school located in Boston, Massachusetts.
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D.
Woodward Academy
Woodward Academy is a large independent college-preparatory school known for its rigorous academics and diverse student body in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
-
E.
James College
James College is one of the constituent residential colleges of the University of York, providing accommodation, social spaces, and community activities for its students.
- 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_69a8862e61708190af97b9838cc3f5de |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa64913ca481909bdc09f6f57b38dc |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adbf4fd0ec8190904f1ad2155c58bf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adc07e9ebc819082566cc98025b4ae |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adc12c894881909c9a82fc9e363a41 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.