Triple

T243024
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Scopes "Monkey" Trial E4973 entity
Predicate lawInvolved P6527 FINISHED
Object Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
E31047 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Butler Act | Statement: [Scopes "Monkey" Trial, lawInvolved, Butler Act]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Butler Act
Context triple: [Scopes "Monkey" Trial, lawInvolved, Butler Act]
  • A. Judiciary Act of 1891
    The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
  • B. McMahon Act
    The McMahon Act is a landmark 1946 U.S. law that established civilian control over nuclear energy and restricted the sharing of atomic information, laying the foundation for American nuclear policy during the early Cold War.
  • C. Judiciary Act of 1870
    The Judiciary Act of 1870 is a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Justice and centralized federal law enforcement and legal representation under the Attorney General.
  • D. ’34 Act
    The ’34 Act is a foundational U.S. federal securities law that regulates secondary trading of securities, mandates ongoing disclosure by public companies, and established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
  • E. Taft–Hartley Act
    The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.
  • 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: Butler Act
Triple: [Scopes "Monkey" Trial, lawInvolved, Butler Act]
Generated description
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Butler Act
Target entity description: The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
  • A. Judiciary Act of 1891
    The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
  • B. McMahon Act
    The McMahon Act is a landmark 1946 U.S. law that established civilian control over nuclear energy and restricted the sharing of atomic information, laying the foundation for American nuclear policy during the early Cold War.
  • C. Judiciary Act of 1870
    The Judiciary Act of 1870 is a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Justice and centralized federal law enforcement and legal representation under the Attorney General.
  • D. ’34 Act
    The ’34 Act is a foundational U.S. federal securities law that regulates secondary trading of securities, mandates ongoing disclosure by public companies, and established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
  • E. Taft–Hartley Act
    The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: lawInvolved
Context triple: [Scopes "Monkey" Trial, lawInvolved, Butler Act]
  • A. legalSystem
    Indicates the formal framework of laws, rules, and institutions that governs how legal matters are defined, interpreted, and enforced within a society or jurisdiction.
  • B. legalDoctrine
    Indicates that one legal principle, rule, or theory is being applied, referenced, or relied upon as an authoritative basis for interpreting or deciding a legal issue.
  • C. branchOfLaw
    Indicates a relationship where one legal field or discipline is a subdivision or specialized area within a broader body of law.
  • D. typeOfLawEnforcement
    Indicates that one entity is a specific kind or category of law enforcement associated with another entity.
  • E. typeOfLaw chosen
    Indicates that one entity is a specific category or kind of law to which the other entity pertains.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a257c3d0708190b0871c4269d273e6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25dcd2b208190855d5d8d70a3acfc completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a36961e5688190b3a1ff61bb06233c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a369de04048190b2dc01cc328e644d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a36a48d5a88190a727fec1c25a1d5b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:20 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b62839c8190824064fe5da6a92a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.