Triple
T21318921
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howell County, Missouri |
E525557
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Josiah Howell
Josiah Howell was an early settler and prominent local figure in southern Missouri whose legacy is commemorated in the naming of Howell County.
|
E1477272
|
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: Josiah Howell | Statement: [Howell County, Missouri, namedAfter, Josiah Howell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josiah Howell Context triple: [Howell County, Missouri, namedAfter, Josiah Howell]
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A.
Josiah Dow
Josiah Dow was the father of American prohibitionist and temperance leader Neal Dow.
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B.
Josiah Martin
Josiah Martin was the last royal governor of North Carolina, serving as a British colonial official in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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C.
Josiah Simpson
Josiah Simpson was a notable historical figure significant enough in local or regional history that Simpson County was named in his honor.
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D.
Josiah Clowes
Josiah Clowes was a civil engineer known for his work on major British canal projects during the late 18th century, including the Thames and Severn Canal.
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E.
Josiah Litch
Josiah Litch was a 19th-century Methodist minister and prominent Millerite preacher known for his influential prophetic interpretations that helped shape the early Adventist movement.
- 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: Josiah Howell Triple: [Howell County, Missouri, namedAfter, Josiah Howell]
Generated description
Josiah Howell was an early settler and prominent local figure in southern Missouri whose legacy is commemorated in the naming of Howell County.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josiah Howell Target entity description: Josiah Howell was an early settler and prominent local figure in southern Missouri whose legacy is commemorated in the naming of Howell County.
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A.
Josiah Dow
Josiah Dow was the father of American prohibitionist and temperance leader Neal Dow.
-
B.
Josiah Martin
Josiah Martin was the last royal governor of North Carolina, serving as a British colonial official in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
-
C.
Josiah Simpson
Josiah Simpson was a notable historical figure significant enough in local or regional history that Simpson County was named in his honor.
-
D.
Josiah Clowes
Josiah Clowes was a civil engineer known for his work on major British canal projects during the late 18th century, including the Thames and Severn Canal.
-
E.
Josiah Litch
Josiah Litch was a 19th-century Methodist minister and prominent Millerite preacher known for his influential prophetic interpretations that helped shape the early Adventist movement.
- 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_69e0b51ad810819098c12392c8e55f6c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e77ecf12248190bb4172ad7416775e |
completed | April 21, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a099edfe15c8190bd52334727acd245 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 10:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a099f69f1e08190bf96197fcf42b897 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 10:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a099feeda3481909d8020763f32d430 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 11:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:38 p.m.