Triple
T7601101
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Propædia |
E179984
|
entity |
| Predicate | editor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Gorman
William Gorman is an editor known for his work on the Propædia, the outline and guide volume of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
|
E820793
|
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: William Gorman | Statement: [Propædia, editor, William Gorman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Gorman Context triple: [Propædia, editor, William Gorman]
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A.
Samuel J. Gorlitz
Samuel J. Gorlitz is an American real estate entrepreneur best known as the founder of Federal Realty Investment Trust, a major publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in retail and mixed-use properties.
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B.
Joseph P. Kerwin
Joseph P. Kerwin is an American physician and former NASA astronaut who became the first medical doctor in space as a crew member aboard the Skylab space station.
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C.
Patrick H. McCarren
Patrick H. McCarren was a prominent early 20th-century Brooklyn politician and New York State senator known for his influence in local Democratic Party politics.
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D.
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Charles F. Roos
Charles F. Roos was an American economist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in econometrics and contributions to the formalization of economic theory.
- 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 Gorman Triple: [Propædia, editor, William Gorman]
Generated description
William Gorman is an editor known for his work on the Propædia, the outline and guide volume of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Gorman Target entity description: William Gorman is an editor known for his work on the Propædia, the outline and guide volume of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
-
A.
Samuel J. Gorlitz
Samuel J. Gorlitz is an American real estate entrepreneur best known as the founder of Federal Realty Investment Trust, a major publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in retail and mixed-use properties.
-
B.
Joseph P. Kerwin
Joseph P. Kerwin is an American physician and former NASA astronaut who became the first medical doctor in space as a crew member aboard the Skylab space station.
-
C.
Patrick H. McCarren
Patrick H. McCarren was a prominent early 20th-century Brooklyn politician and New York State senator known for his influence in local Democratic Party politics.
-
D.
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
Charles F. Roos
Charles F. Roos was an American economist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in econometrics and contributions to the formalization of economic theory.
- 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_69c69f3567008190ab01d2ca7b53584a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f9d9c55c8190841f3bf3225c096a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1c3ed827c8190899cb2ae9561765e |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1c49053d08190b2bb5dc917785b6e |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1c55139b88190bdebdb989ecc6a9d |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:53 p.m.