Triple
T204559
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McCulloch v. Maryland |
E4582
|
entity |
| Predicate | plaintiff |
P660
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James McCulloch
James McCulloch was the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States whose actions led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, which defined federal supremacy and implied powers.
|
E40566
|
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: James McCulloch | Statement: [McCulloch v. Maryland, plaintiff, James McCulloch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James McCulloch Context triple: [McCulloch v. Maryland, plaintiff, James McCulloch]
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A.
Robert Morris
Robert Morris was a Founding Father of the United States and its chief financier during the American Revolution, playing a crucial role in funding the Continental Army and shaping the new nation's economic foundations.
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B.
Alexander J. Dallas
Alexander J. Dallas was an American lawyer, journalist, and statesman who became the first official Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court and later served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President James Madison.
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C.
John Mitchell
John Mitchell was the U.S. Attorney General under President Richard Nixon and a central figure in the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Charles Thomson
Charles Thomson was an American patriot and political leader best known for serving as the long-time secretary of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.
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E.
James McHenry
James McHenry was an American statesman, physician, Revolutionary War surgeon, and U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
- 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: James McCulloch Triple: [McCulloch v. Maryland, plaintiff, James McCulloch]
Generated description
James McCulloch was the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States whose actions led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, which defined federal supremacy and implied powers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James McCulloch Target entity description: James McCulloch was the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States whose actions led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, which defined federal supremacy and implied powers.
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A.
Robert Morris
Robert Morris was a Founding Father of the United States and its chief financier during the American Revolution, playing a crucial role in funding the Continental Army and shaping the new nation's economic foundations.
-
B.
Alexander J. Dallas
Alexander J. Dallas was an American lawyer, journalist, and statesman who became the first official Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court and later served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President James Madison.
-
C.
John Mitchell
John Mitchell was the U.S. Attorney General under President Richard Nixon and a central figure in the Watergate scandal.
-
D.
Charles Thomson
Charles Thomson was an American patriot and political leader best known for serving as the long-time secretary of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.
-
E.
James McHenry
James McHenry was an American statesman, physician, Revolutionary War surgeon, and U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
- 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_69a25737567c81908f9c505300239181 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25be898ec8190b5e752a1d3b6f466 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3c41191a08190afc0fd06d6845d68 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3c562ebb88190a01b4621cf4512aa |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3c5b8a64c8190a8526e70c49554dd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:51 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:51 a.m.