Triple

T230363
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Andries van Dam E4397 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object van Dam
van Dam is a Dutch surname commonly associated with individuals of Dutch origin or ancestry.
 E29567 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: van Dam | Statement: [Andries van Dam, familyName, van Dam]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: van Dam
Context triple: [Andries van Dam, familyName, van Dam]
  • A. Brouwersdam
    Brouwersdam is a major Dutch dam and causeway in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, built as part of the Delta Works to protect the Netherlands from North Sea flooding while supporting road traffic and water management.
  • B. Volkerak
    Volkerak is a lake and former estuarine channel in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the country’s major Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt waterway system.
  • C. Grevelingendam
    Grevelingendam is a major dam in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the Delta Works, protecting the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from flooding while separating the Grevelingenmeer from the North Sea.
  • D. Haringvlietdam
    Haringvlietdam is a major Dutch storm surge barrier and dam complex that regulates water flow and protects the southwestern Netherlands from flooding as part of the Delta Works.
  • E. Leven
    Leven is a coastal town in eastern Scotland, situated on the Firth of Forth in the council area of Fife.
  • 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: van Dam
Triple: [Andries van Dam, familyName, van Dam]
Generated description
van Dam is a Dutch surname commonly associated with individuals of Dutch origin or ancestry.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: van Dam
Target entity description: van Dam is a Dutch surname commonly associated with individuals of Dutch origin or ancestry.
  • A. Brouwersdam
    Brouwersdam is a major Dutch dam and causeway in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, built as part of the Delta Works to protect the Netherlands from North Sea flooding while supporting road traffic and water management.
  • B. Volkerak
    Volkerak is a lake and former estuarine channel in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the country’s major Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt waterway system.
  • C. Grevelingendam
    Grevelingendam is a major dam in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the Delta Works, protecting the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from flooding while separating the Grevelingenmeer from the North Sea.
  • D. Haringvlietdam
    Haringvlietdam is a major Dutch storm surge barrier and dam complex that regulates water flow and protects the southwestern Netherlands from flooding as part of the Delta Works.
  • E. Leven
    Leven is a coastal town in eastern Scotland, situated on the Firth of Forth in the council area of Fife.
  • 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_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25cac7994819080b0b3b10808f8e5 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a35ea326608190be39ec5260c3dac3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a35f0007208190acdfc17cd4bdf9b7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a35f8565e081908ad0853151b57eba completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.