Triple
T61388
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Spanish–American War |
E1219
|
entity |
| Predicate | commanderForUnitedStates |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William T. Sampson
William T. Sampson was a United States Navy admiral best known for leading American naval forces during the Spanish–American War, particularly in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
|
E10752
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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 T. Sampson | Statement: [Spanish–American War, commanderForUnitedStates, William T. Sampson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William T. Sampson Context triple: [Spanish–American War, commanderForUnitedStates, William T. Sampson]
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A.
Isaac G. Perry
Isaac G. Perry was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for his extensive work on public buildings and armories throughout New York State.
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B.
Frank Jack Fletcher
Frank Jack Fletcher was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II who played a key leadership role in early Pacific carrier battles, including the Coral Sea and Midway campaigns.
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C.
George McClellan
George McClellan was a Union general during the American Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac and later ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president against Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
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D.
Alexander Cochrane
Alexander Cochrane was a British Royal Navy admiral who led naval operations against the United States during the War of 1812, including the campaign that culminated in the Battle of Baltimore.
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E.
Albert J. Myer
Albert J. Myer was a U.S. Army officer and surgeon best known as the founder and first chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, where he pioneered military signaling and weather observation systems.
- 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: William T. Sampson Triple: [Spanish–American War, commanderForUnitedStates, William T. Sampson]
Generated description
William T. Sampson was a United States Navy admiral best known for leading American naval forces during the Spanish–American War, particularly in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William T. Sampson Target entity description: William T. Sampson was a United States Navy admiral best known for leading American naval forces during the Spanish–American War, particularly in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
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A.
Isaac G. Perry
Isaac G. Perry was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for his extensive work on public buildings and armories throughout New York State.
-
B.
Frank Jack Fletcher
Frank Jack Fletcher was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II who played a key leadership role in early Pacific carrier battles, including the Coral Sea and Midway campaigns.
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C.
George McClellan
George McClellan was a Union general during the American Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac and later ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president against Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
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D.
Alexander Cochrane
Alexander Cochrane was a British Royal Navy admiral who led naval operations against the United States during the War of 1812, including the campaign that culminated in the Battle of Baltimore.
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E.
Albert J. Myer
Albert J. Myer was a U.S. Army officer and surgeon best known as the founder and first chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, where he pioneered military signaling and weather observation systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: commanderForUnitedStates Context triple: [Spanish–American War, commanderForUnitedStates, William T. Sampson]
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A.
commanderUnitedStates
Indicates that one entity serves as the commander of a United States military or governmental unit, mission, or operation.
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B.
isCommanderInChiefOf
Indicates that one entity holds the highest authority and ultimate command over the armed forces or military organization of another entity.
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C.
commander
Indicates that one entity holds authoritative military or organizational control over another entity or group.
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D.
hasCommander
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer or leader of another entity.
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E.
commanderJapan
Indicates that an entity serves as the military commander of Japan or of Japanese forces.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a24ba4f760819081f6638a3c70538a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a251f74b0881909ad89127b8171277 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a275e0deec819087a968353b9fa8f8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2775996248190a1ddb4677bda2cf0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:04 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a278c5f1a88190a61c3a7e1c0aa99e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a24ea242c8819086fe00bf01e6523e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.