Triple
T6245478
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merrill |
E139709
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George P. Merrill
George P. Merrill was an American geologist and curator at the Smithsonian Institution known for his influential work in petrology and the study of building stones.
|
E727163
|
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: George P. Merrill | Statement: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, George P. Merrill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George P. Merrill Context triple: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, George P. Merrill]
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A.
Gustavus W. Smith
Gustavus W. Smith was a Confederate major general and briefly acting commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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B.
Frank H. Wheeler
Frank H. Wheeler was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who co-founded and helped finance the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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C.
William A. Wheeler
William A. Wheeler was an American politician who served as the 19th vice president of the United States under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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D.
Theodore B. Fernald
Theodore B. Fernald is a linguist known for his descriptive and analytical work on the Maricopa language.
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E.
Walter T. Candler
Walter T. Candler was an American businessman and philanthropist, best known as a son of Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler and for his involvement in banking, real estate, and horse breeding.
- 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: George P. Merrill Triple: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, George P. Merrill]
Generated description
George P. Merrill was an American geologist and curator at the Smithsonian Institution known for his influential work in petrology and the study of building stones.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George P. Merrill Target entity description: George P. Merrill was an American geologist and curator at the Smithsonian Institution known for his influential work in petrology and the study of building stones.
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A.
Gustavus W. Smith
Gustavus W. Smith was a Confederate major general and briefly acting commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
-
B.
Frank H. Wheeler
Frank H. Wheeler was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who co-founded and helped finance the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
-
C.
William A. Wheeler
William A. Wheeler was an American politician who served as the 19th vice president of the United States under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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D.
Theodore B. Fernald
Theodore B. Fernald is a linguist known for his descriptive and analytical work on the Maricopa language.
-
E.
Walter T. Candler
Walter T. Candler was an American businessman and philanthropist, best known as a son of Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler and for his involvement in banking, real estate, and horse breeding.
- 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_69c008b1c5088190ae6de2555fc05ad8 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0631c63d48190a41ec1232aecb373 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cdc60b0ae48190bb6e6f38bcbb05dd |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cdcb8cbd3c8190b467ecbcf55231e9 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cdccff097c819099a33612504468e1 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:23 p.m.