Triple

T2498818
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ninian Edwards E52413 entity
Predicate child P120 FINISHED
Object Ninian Wirt Edwards
Ninian Wirt Edwards was an American lawyer, politician, and son-in-law of Abraham Lincoln who served as Illinois superintendent of public instruction and played a notable role in the state’s early political life.
E690533 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: Ninian Wirt Edwards | Statement: [Ninian Edwards, child, Ninian Wirt Edwards]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ninian Wirt Edwards
Context triple: [Ninian Edwards, child, Ninian Wirt Edwards]
  • A. Eugene S. Robbins
    Eugene S. Robbins was a prominent local figure after whom the village of Robbins, Illinois, was named, likely due to his significant role in its founding or development.
  • B. Asa Gilbert Eddy
    Asa Gilbert Eddy was the husband of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, and is noted for being her first follower and supporter in establishing the movement.
  • C. Albert D. Wheelon
    Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
  • D. J. Howard McGrath
    J. Howard McGrath was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as U.S. Attorney General under President Harry S. Truman and previously as governor of Rhode Island and U.S. senator.
  • E. Charles B. Reed
    Charles B. Reed was an American academic administrator who led the California State University system as its chancellor, overseeing one of the largest public university systems in the United States.
  • 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: Ninian Wirt Edwards
Triple: [Ninian Edwards, child, Ninian Wirt Edwards]
Generated description
Ninian Wirt Edwards was an American lawyer, politician, and son-in-law of Abraham Lincoln who served as Illinois superintendent of public instruction and played a notable role in the state’s early political life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ninian Wirt Edwards
Target entity description: Ninian Wirt Edwards was an American lawyer, politician, and son-in-law of Abraham Lincoln who served as Illinois superintendent of public instruction and played a notable role in the state’s early political life.
  • A. Eugene S. Robbins
    Eugene S. Robbins was a prominent local figure after whom the village of Robbins, Illinois, was named, likely due to his significant role in its founding or development.
  • B. Asa Gilbert Eddy
    Asa Gilbert Eddy was the husband of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, and is noted for being her first follower and supporter in establishing the movement.
  • C. Albert D. Wheelon
    Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
  • D. J. Howard McGrath
    J. Howard McGrath was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as U.S. Attorney General under President Harry S. Truman and previously as governor of Rhode Island and U.S. senator.
  • E. Charles B. Reed
    Charles B. Reed was an American academic administrator who led the California State University system as its chancellor, overseeing one of the largest public university systems in the United States.
  • 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_69ab4957b3a88190adf968ae0c1b931c completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd1ae9040819091b3ca5b98659e99 completed March 7, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c93a3a7cbc8190a7f183d8a5bb4b06 completed March 29, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c93acbe3d8819083270c55f9e0cebf completed March 29, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c93b2c0b188190b40b736332021b5d completed March 29, 2026, 2:46 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.