Triple
T624660
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexis de Tocqueville |
E14589
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Democracy in America
Democracy in America is Alexis de Tocqueville’s seminal 19th-century study of the United States’ political and social system, renowned for its analysis of democracy, equality, and civic life.
|
E78315
|
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: Democracy in America | Statement: [Alexis de Tocqueville, notableWork, Democracy in America]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Democracy in America Context triple: [Alexis de Tocqueville, notableWork, Democracy in America]
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A.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations is a major historical and philosophical work by Voltaire that surveys world history to critique religious intolerance and promote Enlightenment ideals.
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C.
The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
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D.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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E.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
- 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: Democracy in America Triple: [Alexis de Tocqueville, notableWork, Democracy in America]
Generated description
Democracy in America is Alexis de Tocqueville’s seminal 19th-century study of the United States’ political and social system, renowned for its analysis of democracy, equality, and civic life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Democracy in America Target entity description: Democracy in America is Alexis de Tocqueville’s seminal 19th-century study of the United States’ political and social system, renowned for its analysis of democracy, equality, and civic life.
-
A.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
B.
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations is a major historical and philosophical work by Voltaire that surveys world history to critique religious intolerance and promote Enlightenment ideals.
-
C.
The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
-
D.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
-
E.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
- 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_69a4934b17c881909ace8270e8ddd202 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49e43002c81908e0c7dab29b75978 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5670380948190954bbdf802ed403c |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5678d8e1881908da2b274f6bac0b9 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a56808933c81909611d0aa11126ec6 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.