Triple
T272
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Douglas Engelbart |
E5
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Douglas
Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
|
E80
|
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: Douglas | Statement: [Douglas Engelbart, givenName, Douglas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Context triple: [Douglas Engelbart, givenName, Douglas]
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A.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
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B.
Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
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C.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts is a historic and academically renowned city just outside Boston, best known for being home to world-leading universities and research institutions.
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D.
New York City
New York City is the largest city in the United States, a global center of finance, culture, media, and technology.
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E.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
- 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: Douglas Triple: [Douglas Engelbart, givenName, Douglas]
Generated description
Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Target entity description: Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
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A.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
-
B.
Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
-
C.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts is a historic and academically renowned city just outside Boston, best known for being home to world-leading universities and research institutions.
-
D.
New York City
New York City is the largest city in the United States, a global center of finance, culture, media, and technology.
-
E.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
- 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_69a222a954e48190b48f126a67485661 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a222fb8de081909985a8ceba17a89e |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a23296d6a881908dbf9acacf9fb94f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a23385a92c81909dc72e5193d32d36 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a234b8f2648190881fdeb4a864617f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:04 p.m.