Triple
T48966
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Court of Oyer and Terminer |
E962
|
entity |
| Predicate | chiefJudge |
P2234
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Stoughton |
E14821
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: William Stoughton | Statement: [Court of Oyer and Terminer, chiefJudge, William Stoughton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Stoughton Context triple: [Court of Oyer and Terminer, chiefJudge, William Stoughton]
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A.
William Stoughton
chosen
William Stoughton was a colonial New England magistrate and politician best known for serving as chief justice during the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Thomas Dudley
Thomas Dudley was a prominent early Puritan leader and multiple-term governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 17th-century New England.
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C.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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D.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Governor William Phips
Governor William Phips was the colonial governor of Massachusetts best known for overseeing and ultimately halting the Salem witch trials in 1692.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: chiefJudge Context triple: [Court of Oyer and Terminer, chiefJudge, William Stoughton]
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A.
chiefJustice
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the chief justice (the highest-ranking judicial officer) of another entity, such as a court or jurisdiction.
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B.
numberOfJudges
Indicates the total count of judges associated with a particular case, event, or entity.
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C.
chairperson
Indicates that one entity serves as the leader or head of a group, committee, or organization in relation to another entity.
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D.
judicialBody
Indicates that an entity serves as a court or tribunal with authority to adjudicate legal disputes or interpret and apply the law.
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E.
chiefEngineer
Indicates that one entity serves as the primary or lead engineer responsible for overseeing engineering activities for another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a2480baefc81909951b14058479aa2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24c1a5c14819088748317a3f262c8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2b4b65e0881908e82b8e3a4bd3aa4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a24abfa7bc8190932c137a823efcb6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:47 a.m.