Triple
T2360982
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elbert |
E47269
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Elbert Frank Cox
Elbert Frank Cox was an American mathematician renowned for being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics.
|
E259678
|
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: Elbert Frank Cox | Statement: [Elbert, hasNotableBearer, Elbert Frank Cox]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elbert Frank Cox Context triple: [Elbert, hasNotableBearer, Elbert Frank Cox]
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A.
Edward Alexander Bouchet
Edward Alexander Bouchet was a pioneering African American physicist who became the first Black person in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in physics, receiving his doctorate from Yale University in 1876.
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B.
Louis C. Newhall
Louis C. Newhall was an American architect best known for designing Boston Garden, the historic multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
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C.
James Ewing
James Ewing was a pioneering American pathologist and oncologist whose work helped establish cancer research and treatment as a distinct medical discipline.
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D.
Charles Alton Ellis
Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
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E.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research 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: Elbert Frank Cox Triple: [Elbert, hasNotableBearer, Elbert Frank Cox]
Generated description
Elbert Frank Cox was an American mathematician renowned for being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elbert Frank Cox Target entity description: Elbert Frank Cox was an American mathematician renowned for being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics.
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A.
Edward Alexander Bouchet
Edward Alexander Bouchet was a pioneering African American physicist who became the first Black person in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in physics, receiving his doctorate from Yale University in 1876.
-
B.
Louis C. Newhall
Louis C. Newhall was an American architect best known for designing Boston Garden, the historic multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
-
C.
James Ewing
James Ewing was a pioneering American pathologist and oncologist whose work helped establish cancer research and treatment as a distinct medical discipline.
-
D.
Charles Alton Ellis
Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
-
E.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research 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_69a88a1a4a6081908645b0f2914521ab |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc723c66481908a9b94991f651b3b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aea88cf3308190bdb5aac38aded823 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aea91ce164819091aa24b287f9fb8e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aea999b864819084134c670e7c5d9c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:55 p.m.