Triple
T4888063
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles E. Merriam |
E109488
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Harold D. Lasswell
Harold D. Lasswell was a pioneering American political scientist and communication theorist known for his work on propaganda, political psychology, and the analysis of power and policy.
|
E477365
|
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: Harold D. Lasswell | Statement: [Charles E. Merriam, influenced, Harold D. Lasswell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold D. Lasswell Context triple: [Charles E. Merriam, influenced, Harold D. Lasswell]
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A.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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B.
David Easton
David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
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C.
Richard Neustadt
Richard Neustadt was an influential American political scientist and presidential scholar best known for his work on U.S. executive power, particularly his book "Presidential Power."
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D.
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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E.
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
- 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: Harold D. Lasswell Triple: [Charles E. Merriam, influenced, Harold D. Lasswell]
Generated description
Harold D. Lasswell was a pioneering American political scientist and communication theorist known for his work on propaganda, political psychology, and the analysis of power and policy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold D. Lasswell Target entity description: Harold D. Lasswell was a pioneering American political scientist and communication theorist known for his work on propaganda, political psychology, and the analysis of power and policy.
-
A.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
-
B.
David Easton
David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
-
C.
Richard Neustadt
Richard Neustadt was an influential American political scientist and presidential scholar best known for his work on U.S. executive power, particularly his book "Presidential Power."
-
D.
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
-
E.
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
- 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_69bd440f71348190b99938e59fb7f9a1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e053db8819087828e753c78d341 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be68126b288190889b2cf6e400ec0b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be6a64cc2481908d8e66518bad9ac6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:52 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be6ae548148190b16d4c9b17d3de9b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.