Triple
T22284435
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge |
E550820
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Woodward
John Woodward was an English naturalist and geologist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential work on fossils and the Earth's strata.
|
E1528753
|
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: John Woodward | Statement: [Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, namedAfter, John Woodward]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Woodward Context triple: [Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, namedAfter, John Woodward]
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A.
James Woodward
James Woodward is a philosopher of science best known for his influential work on causal explanation and interventionist theories of causation.
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B.
William Woodward
William Woodward is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians, businessmen, and artists distinguished in their respective fields.
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C.
John Charles Woodward
John Charles Woodward was an educator and philanthropist best known for establishing Woodward Academy, a prominent independent school in Georgia.
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D.
Robert Morton
Robert Morton is an American television producer best known for his work as executive producer of the late-night talk show "Late Night with David Letterman."
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E.
Robert Vickers
Robert Vickers is an Australian musician best known as the bassist for the indie rock band The Go-Betweens during the 1980s.
- 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: John Woodward Triple: [Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, namedAfter, John Woodward]
Generated description
John Woodward was an English naturalist and geologist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential work on fossils and the Earth's strata.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Woodward Target entity description: John Woodward was an English naturalist and geologist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential work on fossils and the Earth's strata.
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A.
James Woodward
James Woodward is a philosopher of science best known for his influential work on causal explanation and interventionist theories of causation.
-
B.
William Woodward
William Woodward is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians, businessmen, and artists distinguished in their respective fields.
-
C.
John Charles Woodward
John Charles Woodward was an educator and philanthropist best known for establishing Woodward Academy, a prominent independent school in Georgia.
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D.
Robert Morton
Robert Morton is an American television producer best known for his work as executive producer of the late-night talk show "Late Night with David Letterman."
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E.
Robert Vickers
Robert Vickers is an Australian musician best known as the bassist for the indie rock band The Go-Betweens during the 1980s.
- 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_69e11e44d538819097c6b8f333af3352 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15605a8448190906a0ab9ffa4260b |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0abcac163c8190b0bb8673ed46c046 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 7:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0abe56d038819083b2ce2b87e067a2 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0abf7e6d208190807d4c1316d5bd0d |
completed | May 18, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:40 p.m.