Triple
T194353
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Increase Mather |
E3785
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maria Cotton
Maria Cotton was the wife of prominent New England Puritan minister Increase Mather and a member of the influential Cotton–Mather clerical family.
|
E30445
|
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: Maria Cotton | Statement: [Increase Mather, spouse, Maria Cotton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maria Cotton Context triple: [Increase Mather, spouse, Maria Cotton]
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A.
Elizabeth Eldridge
Elizabeth Eldridge was the wife of Salem Village minister Samuel Parris, associated with the period of the Salem witch trials in late 17th-century Massachusetts.
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B.
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name of Greek origin, traditionally associated with the meaning "pearl" and widely used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Elizabeth Erving
Elizabeth Erving was the wife of American statesman and Massachusetts governor James Bowdoin, connecting her to a prominent colonial New England political family.
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D.
Louise
Louise is a feminine given name of French origin, traditionally associated with nobility and widely used in many European and English-speaking countries.
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E.
Joanna
Joanna is the first name of Joanna Newsom, an American harpist, singer-songwriter, and musician known for her intricate compositions and distinctive vocal style.
- 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: Maria Cotton Triple: [Increase Mather, spouse, Maria Cotton]
Generated description
Maria Cotton was the wife of prominent New England Puritan minister Increase Mather and a member of the influential Cotton–Mather clerical family.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maria Cotton Target entity description: Maria Cotton was the wife of prominent New England Puritan minister Increase Mather and a member of the influential Cotton–Mather clerical family.
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A.
Elizabeth Eldridge
Elizabeth Eldridge was the wife of Salem Village minister Samuel Parris, associated with the period of the Salem witch trials in late 17th-century Massachusetts.
-
B.
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name of Greek origin, traditionally associated with the meaning "pearl" and widely used in English-speaking countries.
-
C.
Elizabeth Erving
Elizabeth Erving was the wife of American statesman and Massachusetts governor James Bowdoin, connecting her to a prominent colonial New England political family.
-
D.
Louise
Louise is a feminine given name of French origin, traditionally associated with nobility and widely used in many European and English-speaking countries.
-
E.
Joanna
Joanna is the first name of Joanna Newsom, an American harpist, singer-songwriter, and musician known for her intricate compositions and distinctive vocal style.
- 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_69a2548debd48190ae3a06d6e65b53c6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25969425081908e178db8ba4631c2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3672e822c8190be0d6c0714034ff7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a367bc6cb48190b5bc588db0833474 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3681d99a881908ea8d2632ba2aab1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:41 a.m.