Triple
T2272870
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | De Witt |
E50699
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ben de Witt
Ben de Witt is a relatively obscure individual whose primary current distinction is simply being noted as a bearer of the De Witt surname.
|
E254792
|
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: Ben de Witt | Statement: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Ben de Witt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben de Witt Context triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Ben de Witt]
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A.
Jacob de Witt
Jacob de Witt was a Dutch regent and politician of the Dutch Golden Age, best known as the father of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and a prominent member of the influential De Witt family.
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B.
Simeon De Witt
Simeon De Witt was an American surveyor and cartographer who served as Surveyor General of New York for over fifty years, playing a key role in mapping and planning the state after the Revolutionary War.
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C.
Nicholas Herkimer
Nicholas Herkimer was an American Revolutionary War militia general from New York, best known for leading colonial forces at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777.
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D.
William De Witt
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
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E.
Abraham Van Brunt
Abraham Van Brunt, better known as Brom Bones, is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
- 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: Ben de Witt Triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Ben de Witt]
Generated description
Ben de Witt is a relatively obscure individual whose primary current distinction is simply being noted as a bearer of the De Witt surname.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben de Witt Target entity description: Ben de Witt is a relatively obscure individual whose primary current distinction is simply being noted as a bearer of the De Witt surname.
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A.
Jacob de Witt
Jacob de Witt was a Dutch regent and politician of the Dutch Golden Age, best known as the father of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and a prominent member of the influential De Witt family.
-
B.
Simeon De Witt
Simeon De Witt was an American surveyor and cartographer who served as Surveyor General of New York for over fifty years, playing a key role in mapping and planning the state after the Revolutionary War.
-
C.
Nicholas Herkimer
Nicholas Herkimer was an American Revolutionary War militia general from New York, best known for leading colonial forces at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777.
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D.
William De Witt
chosen
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
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E.
Abraham Van Brunt
Abraham Van Brunt, better known as Brom Bones, is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
- F. None of above.
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_69ae960554108190a202855ad0d3caaa |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae96b399608190bfa846c433612142 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae977aac9c8190b5fecd5fea8893fd |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.