Triple
T2553391
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Barnes & Noble |
E56677
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles M. Barnes
Charles M. Barnes was an American entrepreneur and bookseller best known as a co-founder of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain.
|
E690925
|
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: Charles M. Barnes | Statement: [Barnes & Noble, foundedBy, Charles M. Barnes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles M. Barnes Context triple: [Barnes & Noble, foundedBy, Charles M. Barnes]
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A.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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B.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
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C.
Franklin H. Martin
Franklin H. Martin was an American surgeon and medical leader best known for founding and guiding the development of the American College of Surgeons.
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D.
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
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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: Charles M. Barnes Triple: [Barnes & Noble, foundedBy, Charles M. Barnes]
Generated description
Charles M. Barnes was an American entrepreneur and bookseller best known as a co-founder of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles M. Barnes Target entity description: Charles M. Barnes was an American entrepreneur and bookseller best known as a co-founder of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain.
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A.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
-
B.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
-
C.
Franklin H. Martin
Franklin H. Martin was an American surgeon and medical leader best known for founding and guiding the development of the American College of Surgeons.
-
D.
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
-
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_69ab4a4bfec081908039988ec4c86e28 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd30bc6388190b78f2f931eb54041 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c95fea69f081908995d192c4e1977f |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c961168d8c81908558193941fc4317 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c9614a39688190bf248c3ed611a560 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:48 p.m.