Triple

T7162579
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nathaniel Shaler E166981 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Shaler
Shaler is a surname most notably associated with Nathaniel Shaler, a prominent 19th-century American geologist and paleontologist.
 E646149 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: Shaler | Statement: [Nathaniel Shaler, familyName, Shaler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shaler
Context triple: [Nathaniel Shaler, familyName, Shaler]
  • A. Parkwood
    Parkwood is a residential neighborhood in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its suburban-style housing and proximity to major roadways.
  • B. Galewood
    Galewood is a neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side that is served by a station on Metra’s Milwaukee District West Line.
  • C. Middlebrook
    Middlebrook is a large retail, leisure, and business complex near Bolton in Greater Manchester, England, that includes shops, restaurants, offices, and the University of Bolton Stadium.
  • D. Norwood Park
    Norwood Park is a primarily residential, historically suburban-style neighborhood on Chicago’s far Northwest Side known for its spacious lots, older homes, and strong community feel.
  • E. Almondvale
    Almondvale is a district of Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland, known for its major shopping centre and retail facilities.
  • 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: Shaler
Triple: [Nathaniel Shaler, familyName, Shaler]
Generated description
Shaler is a surname most notably associated with Nathaniel Shaler, a prominent 19th-century American geologist and paleontologist.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shaler
Target entity description: Shaler is a surname most notably associated with Nathaniel Shaler, a prominent 19th-century American geologist and paleontologist.
  • A. Parkwood
    Parkwood is a residential neighborhood in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its suburban-style housing and proximity to major roadways.
  • B. Galewood
    Galewood is a neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side that is served by a station on Metra’s Milwaukee District West Line.
  • C. Middlebrook
    Middlebrook is a large retail, leisure, and business complex near Bolton in Greater Manchester, England, that includes shops, restaurants, offices, and the University of Bolton Stadium.
  • D. Norwood Park
    Norwood Park is a primarily residential, historically suburban-style neighborhood on Chicago’s far Northwest Side known for its spacious lots, older homes, and strong community feel.
  • E. Almondvale
    Almondvale is a district of Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland, known for its major shopping centre and retail facilities.
  • 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_69c68888c10c819095e0383020225758 completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e82e4b248190ad3c3863cb93971e completed March 27, 2026, 8:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7adc4b7648190969fab0351f9fd22 completed March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7ae44e0d48190818b193e03aba6a4 completed March 28, 2026, 10:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7aeb9373c8190ac2d282e8153201f completed March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.