Triple
T22552076
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Backus |
E557582
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frederick F. Backus
Frederick F. Backus was a 19th-century American physician and politician from New York who served as a U.S. Representative.
|
E1545982
|
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: Frederick F. Backus | Statement: [Backus, hasNotableBearer, Frederick F. Backus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frederick F. Backus Context triple: [Backus, hasNotableBearer, Frederick F. Backus]
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A.
Robert Backus
Robert Backus is a fictional character featured in the crime novel "The Narrows" by Michael Connelly.
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B.
George Forsythe
George Forsythe was an American mathematician and computer scientist regarded as a pioneer of numerical analysis and a key figure in establishing computer science as an academic discipline.
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C.
Albert R. Meyer
Albert R. Meyer is an American computer scientist and professor at MIT known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and the foundations of computation.
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D.
John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo was an American cinematographer best known for his influential work on films such as "Chinatown," which helped define the visual style of 1970s Hollywood cinema.
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E.
Robert S. Beightler
Robert S. Beightler was a U.S. Army major general and National Guard officer who commanded the 37th Infantry Division in several key Pacific campaigns during World War II.
- 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: Frederick F. Backus Triple: [Backus, hasNotableBearer, Frederick F. Backus]
Generated description
Frederick F. Backus was a 19th-century American physician and politician from New York who served as a U.S. Representative.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frederick F. Backus Target entity description: Frederick F. Backus was a 19th-century American physician and politician from New York who served as a U.S. Representative.
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A.
Robert Backus
Robert Backus is a fictional character featured in the crime novel "The Narrows" by Michael Connelly.
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B.
George Forsythe
George Forsythe was an American mathematician and computer scientist regarded as a pioneer of numerical analysis and a key figure in establishing computer science as an academic discipline.
-
C.
Albert R. Meyer
Albert R. Meyer is an American computer scientist and professor at MIT known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and the foundations of computation.
-
D.
John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo was an American cinematographer best known for his influential work on films such as "Chinatown," which helped define the visual style of 1970s Hollywood cinema.
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E.
Robert S. Beightler
Robert S. Beightler was a U.S. Army major general and National Guard officer who commanded the 37th Infantry Division in several key Pacific campaigns during World War II.
- 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_69e11e59db848190b4272ecd2b690ffd |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15f7647208190a1aaebd083bf095a |
completed | April 29, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b4dedbb948190b0d18425b2ef9d54 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 5:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b4f929c4081908436c82a4c7a0cd8 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 5:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b50b3c61c8190977a0c8a6e051b0c |
completed | May 18, 2026, 5:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:52 p.m.