Triple
T1908911
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Ramsay McCulloch |
E38062
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation
A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation is a comprehensive 19th-century reference work by economist John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically surveys global trade, commercial practices, and economic principles.
|
E211902
|
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: A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation | Statement: [John Ramsay McCulloch, notableWork, A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation Context triple: [John Ramsay McCulloch, notableWork, A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation]
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A.
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language is an early American English dictionary by lexicographer Noah Webster that helped standardize American spelling and usage in the early 19th century.
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B.
Letters on Commercial Policy
"Letters on Commercial Policy" is an influential 19th-century economic treatise by Robert Torrens that analyzes and advocates principles of international trade and commercial policy.
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C.
An American Dictionary of the English Language
An American Dictionary of the English Language is Noah Webster’s landmark 1828 dictionary that helped standardize American English spelling and usage.
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D.
Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa
The Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa was a 17th-century English chartered company that held a royal monopoly over trade with West Africa, including a major role in the early transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
On the Catalogue of Ships
On the Catalogue of Ships is an ancient scholarly work by Apollodorus of Athens that analyzes and comments on the famous ship list in Book 2 of Homer’s Iliad.
- 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: A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation Triple: [John Ramsay McCulloch, notableWork, A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation]
Generated description
A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation is a comprehensive 19th-century reference work by economist John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically surveys global trade, commercial practices, and economic principles.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation Target entity description: A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation is a comprehensive 19th-century reference work by economist John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically surveys global trade, commercial practices, and economic principles.
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A.
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language is an early American English dictionary by lexicographer Noah Webster that helped standardize American spelling and usage in the early 19th century.
-
B.
Letters on Commercial Policy
"Letters on Commercial Policy" is an influential 19th-century economic treatise by Robert Torrens that analyzes and advocates principles of international trade and commercial policy.
-
C.
An American Dictionary of the English Language
An American Dictionary of the English Language is Noah Webster’s landmark 1828 dictionary that helped standardize American English spelling and usage.
-
D.
Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa
The Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa was a 17th-century English chartered company that held a royal monopoly over trade with West Africa, including a major role in the early transatlantic slave trade.
-
E.
On the Catalogue of Ships
On the Catalogue of Ships is an ancient scholarly work by Apollodorus of Athens that analyzes and comments on the famous ship list in Book 2 of Homer’s Iliad.
- 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_69a8862a26088190aae5243695aeefc0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb1b55edc8190bce8ac97196939a9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adeafdad3c8190be7aeaed8bdeac43 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adeb7075f48190a27b5039c3b4691e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adec37a4f88190961edf8f9c81773c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.