Triple
T1851791
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry Chandler Cowles |
E41610
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cowles
Cowles is a surname most notably associated with Henry Chandler Cowles, an influential American botanist and pioneer of ecological succession studies.
|
E205000
|
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: Cowles | Statement: [Henry Chandler Cowles, familyName, Cowles]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cowles Context triple: [Henry Chandler Cowles, familyName, Cowles]
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A.
Bridgman
Bridgman is a surname most notably associated with American physicist and Nobel laureate Percy Williams Bridgman, a pioneer in high-pressure physics.
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B.
Sloan
Sloan is a small unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, located just south of Las Vegas along Interstate 15.
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C.
Sloan
Sloan is a surname most notably associated with Alfred P. Sloan, the influential long-time president and chairman of General Motors.
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D.
Borstein
Borstein is the surname of American actress and comedian Alex Borstein, known for her voice role as Lois Griffin on "Family Guy" and her performance on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
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E.
Rogers & Wells
Rogers & Wells was a prominent New York-based law firm known for its corporate and international legal practice before merging into Clifford Chance in 2000.
- 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: Cowles Triple: [Henry Chandler Cowles, familyName, Cowles]
Generated description
Cowles is a surname most notably associated with Henry Chandler Cowles, an influential American botanist and pioneer of ecological succession studies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cowles Target entity description: Cowles is a surname most notably associated with Henry Chandler Cowles, an influential American botanist and pioneer of ecological succession studies.
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A.
Bridgman
Bridgman is a surname most notably associated with American physicist and Nobel laureate Percy Williams Bridgman, a pioneer in high-pressure physics.
-
B.
Sloan
Sloan is a small unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, located just south of Las Vegas along Interstate 15.
-
C.
Sloan
Sloan is a surname most notably associated with Alfred P. Sloan, the influential long-time president and chairman of General Motors.
-
D.
Borstein
Borstein is the surname of American actress and comedian Alex Borstein, known for her voice role as Lois Griffin on "Family Guy" and her performance on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
-
E.
Rogers & Wells
Rogers & Wells was a prominent New York-based law firm known for its corporate and international legal practice before merging into Clifford Chance in 2000.
- 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_69a8864a83848190a4ec02721306c511 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb06829b081908767b3df5524c7d4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adc9c81f2c81908339f6a1d1987631 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adcb1565a881908dfc906654429e3f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adcbbc8a108190ad77e91f2ec14b8f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.