Triple
T2272865
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | De Witt |
E50699
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Calvin DeWitt
Calvin DeWitt is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the De Witt surname.
|
E268252
|
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: Calvin DeWitt | Statement: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Calvin DeWitt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calvin DeWitt Context triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Calvin DeWitt]
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A.
Joel Sayre
Joel Sayre was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din."
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B.
Warren Wells
Warren Wells was an American professional football wide receiver best known for his standout seasons with the Oakland Raiders in the late 1960s.
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C.
Roswell Gilpatric
Roswell Gilpatric was an American lawyer and government official who served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and played a key role during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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D.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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E.
John Buckman
John Buckman is an American entrepreneur and founder of the online music platform Magnatune and the book-sharing website BookMooch, known for his advocacy of open content and alternative licensing models.
- 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: Calvin DeWitt Triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Calvin DeWitt]
Generated description
Calvin DeWitt is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the De Witt surname.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calvin DeWitt Target entity description: Calvin DeWitt is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the De Witt surname.
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A.
Joel Sayre
Joel Sayre was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din."
-
B.
Warren Wells
Warren Wells was an American professional football wide receiver best known for his standout seasons with the Oakland Raiders in the late 1960s.
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C.
Roswell Gilpatric
Roswell Gilpatric was an American lawyer and government official who served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and played a key role during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
-
D.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
-
E.
John Buckman
John Buckman is an American entrepreneur and founder of the online music platform Magnatune and the book-sharing website BookMooch, known for his advocacy of open content and alternative licensing models.
- 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_69a88b05910c8190a9a2b1ff230c85f9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc1e872448190a1d6c6071b2a294b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aef08a105081908455f482c6b2a880 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aef8380d24819092b6502117a8ed42 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aef936b86c81908573ea73314fe6a9 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.