Triple
T23547741
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitney Survey field parties |
E577951
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Josiah Dwight Whitney |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Josiah Dwight Whitney | Statement: [Whitney Survey field parties, namedAfter, Josiah Dwight Whitney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josiah Dwight Whitney Context triple: [Whitney Survey field parties, namedAfter, Josiah Dwight Whitney]
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A.
Josiah Whitney
chosen
Josiah Whitney was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor who served as the state geologist of California and became a leading figure in the geological exploration of the American West.
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B.
Hosea Ballou Morse
Hosea Ballou Morse was a Canadian-born British customs official and historian best known for his multi-volume works on the international relations and foreign trade of late Qing dynasty China.
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C.
Arthur Dehon Little
Arthur Dehon Little was an American chemist and pioneering management consultant who co-founded one of the world’s first consulting firms, Arthur D. Little, Inc.
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D.
Solomon Willard
Solomon Willard was a 19th-century American architect and stone carver best known for his influential role in early granite construction and contributions to Boston-area landmarks.
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E.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e245fa93448190919cb04534560542 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1aecc2af08190aec07cf9126d4e72 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 7:10 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 6:11 p.m.