Triple
T3670840
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joseph Needham |
E77874
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Needham |
E34096
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Needham | Statement: [Joseph Needham, familyName, Needham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Needham Context triple: [Joseph Needham, familyName, Needham]
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A.
Needham
chosen
Needham is a suburban town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, located southwest of downtown Boston and known for its residential character and strong public schools.
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B.
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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C.
Dedham
Dedham is a historic suburban town in eastern Massachusetts that serves as the county seat of Norfolk County and lies just southwest of Boston.
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D.
Norwood
Norwood is a residential neighborhood in the Bronx, New York City, known for its diverse community and proximity to Van Cortlandt Park.
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E.
Norwood
Norwood is the surname of American singer, songwriter, and actress Brandy, known for her influential R&B music career and roles in film and television.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85e083008190b2e1b7085fe500bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc42c96648190abbd5d23b25d6a6b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4f021fe148190af7ba4b36caa0ce2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.