Triple
T1821921
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Markham, Ontario |
E40557
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Markham
William Markham was a historical figure significant enough in Canadian or local history that the city of Markham, Ontario, was named in his honor.
|
E202924
|
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 Markham | Statement: [Markham, Ontario, namedAfter, William Markham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Markham Context triple: [Markham, Ontario, namedAfter, William Markham]
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A.
Paul Dudley
Paul Dudley was a prominent early 18th-century Massachusetts jurist and attorney general known for his influential role in the legal and political life of colonial New England.
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B.
Nicholas Bacon
Nicholas Bacon was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I.
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C.
Theodore de Mayerne
Theodore de Mayerne was a prominent 17th-century Swiss-born physician and chemist who served as royal doctor in England and helped advance early modern medical and chemical practice.
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D.
Henry Markham
Henry Markham was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of California from 1891 to 1895.
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E.
Henry Savile
Henry Savile was an English scholar and classical translator best known for his role in the King James Bible translation and his work as Warden of Merton College, Oxford.
- 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 Markham Triple: [Markham, Ontario, namedAfter, William Markham]
Generated description
William Markham was a historical figure significant enough in Canadian or local history that the city of Markham, Ontario, was named in his honor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Markham Target entity description: William Markham was a historical figure significant enough in Canadian or local history that the city of Markham, Ontario, was named in his honor.
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A.
Paul Dudley
Paul Dudley was a prominent early 18th-century Massachusetts jurist and attorney general known for his influential role in the legal and political life of colonial New England.
-
B.
Nicholas Bacon
Nicholas Bacon was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I.
-
C.
Theodore de Mayerne
Theodore de Mayerne was a prominent 17th-century Swiss-born physician and chemist who served as royal doctor in England and helped advance early modern medical and chemical practice.
-
D.
Henry Markham
Henry Markham was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of California from 1891 to 1895.
-
E.
Henry Savile
Henry Savile was an English scholar and classical translator best known for his role in the King James Bible translation and his work as Warden of Merton College, Oxford.
- 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_69a8864526c081908a3a4d74f689e2c5 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa662b910c8190b1746730ee09015a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adbf6526f88190907de68a5344a084 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adbff32038819088dffc71e8376821 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adc084c9b88190a0d53f5c7c459611 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.