Triple
T326632
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Russell Lowell |
E6533
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lowell
Lowell is a surname most prominently associated with the American poet, critic, and diplomat James Russell Lowell and a notable New England family.
|
E21627
|
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: Lowell | Statement: [James Russell Lowell, familyName, Lowell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lowell Context triple: [James Russell Lowell, familyName, Lowell]
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A.
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts is a historic New England city known as a cradle of the American Industrial Revolution and a center of early textile manufacturing.
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B.
Fitchburg
Fitchburg is a small city in north-central Massachusetts known for its industrial history, hilly terrain, and role as a regional rail hub.
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C.
Medford
Medford is a city in southern Oregon that serves as a regional commercial and transportation hub in the Rogue Valley.
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D.
Peabody, Massachusetts
Peabody, Massachusetts is a historic North Shore city known for its leather industry heritage and as a residential and commercial hub north of Boston.
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E.
Hamilton, Massachusetts
Hamilton, Massachusetts is a small, affluent suburban town on the North Shore of Massachusetts known for its rural character, equestrian culture, and proximity to the Atlantic coast.
- 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: Lowell Triple: [James Russell Lowell, familyName, Lowell]
Generated description
Lowell is a surname most prominently associated with the American poet, critic, and diplomat James Russell Lowell and a notable New England family.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lowell Target entity description: Lowell is a surname most prominently associated with the American poet, critic, and diplomat James Russell Lowell and a notable New England family.
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A.
Lowell, Massachusetts
chosen
Lowell, Massachusetts is a historic New England city known as a cradle of the American Industrial Revolution and a center of early textile manufacturing.
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B.
Fitchburg
Fitchburg is a small city in north-central Massachusetts known for its industrial history, hilly terrain, and role as a regional rail hub.
-
C.
Medford
Medford is a city in southern Oregon that serves as a regional commercial and transportation hub in the Rogue Valley.
-
D.
Peabody, Massachusetts
Peabody, Massachusetts is a historic North Shore city known for its leather industry heritage and as a residential and commercial hub north of Boston.
-
E.
Hamilton, Massachusetts
Hamilton, Massachusetts is a small, affluent suburban town on the North Shore of Massachusetts known for its rural character, equestrian culture, and proximity to the Atlantic coast.
- F. None of above.
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_69a2e7933d6c8190bb2592ad13286ef2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ea974d8481908c7d84f72a7728b6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf32e44ed88190a7a6d9ea9097d8e6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf3485cfac81909c4868842fc0949f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf34e3161881908dbf77118fda3824 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.