Triple
T354841
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge |
E7520
|
entity |
| Predicate | designer |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. A. L. Waddell
J. A. L. Waddell was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer renowned for his innovative movable bridge designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E174752
|
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: J. A. L. Waddell | Statement: [Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, designer, J. A. L. Waddell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. A. L. Waddell Context triple: [Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, designer, J. A. L. Waddell]
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A.
H. G. Balcom
H. G. Balcom was a structural engineer best known for his role in designing and overseeing the framework of major skyscrapers in the early 20th century, including the Empire State Building.
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B.
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.
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C.
Harry L. Parr
Harry L. Parr was an American attorney best known as one of the founding partners of the prominent law firm Perkins Coie.
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D.
Edgar Bethune Ward
Edgar Bethune Ward was the husband of American actress Jane Wyatt, known primarily for his long marriage to her rather than for a public career of his own.
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E.
Horace Walker
Horace Walker was a 19th-century British mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in the Alps and the Caucasus.
- 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: J. A. L. Waddell Triple: [Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, designer, J. A. L. Waddell]
Generated description
J. A. L. Waddell was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer renowned for his innovative movable bridge designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. A. L. Waddell Target entity description: J. A. L. Waddell was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer renowned for his innovative movable bridge designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
H. G. Balcom
H. G. Balcom was a structural engineer best known for his role in designing and overseeing the framework of major skyscrapers in the early 20th century, including the Empire State Building.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Harry L. Parr
Harry L. Parr was an American attorney best known as one of the founding partners of the prominent law firm Perkins Coie.
-
D.
Edgar Bethune Ward
Edgar Bethune Ward was the husband of American actress Jane Wyatt, known primarily for his long marriage to her rather than for a public career of his own.
-
E.
Horace Walker
Horace Walker was a 19th-century British mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in the Alps and the Caucasus.
- 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_69a2e7e696948190bebc966535995e45 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eb8312f4819084dc222e665fded3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad292fbfe88190816bc5d4f0e56e9f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad29b9ffa88190a047b213cbfd4c84 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad2a2d6b7c819083042c3a36fb55e4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.