Triple
T778339
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rutherford B. Hayes |
E16439
|
entity |
| Predicate | vicePresident |
P147
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E357776
|
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 A. Wheeler | Statement: [Rutherford B. Hayes, vicePresident, William A. Wheeler]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Wheeler Context triple: [Rutherford B. Hayes, vicePresident, William A. Wheeler]
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A.
Francis W. Sears
Francis W. Sears was an American physicist and influential physics educator known for his widely used textbooks and contributions to physics teaching.
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B.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
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C.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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D.
William E. Nickerson
William E. Nickerson was a prominent benefactor and businessman associated with Boston University, for whom the university’s Nickerson Field stadium is named.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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 A. Wheeler Triple: [Rutherford B. Hayes, vicePresident, William A. Wheeler]
Generated description
William A. Wheeler was an American politician who served as the 19th vice president of the United States under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Wheeler Target entity description: 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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A.
Francis W. Sears
Francis W. Sears was an American physicist and influential physics educator known for his widely used textbooks and contributions to physics teaching.
-
B.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
-
C.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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D.
William E. Nickerson
William E. Nickerson was a prominent benefactor and businessman associated with Boston University, for whom the university’s Nickerson Field stadium is named.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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_69a4936ad1fc81908f190208059ccf78 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a74f886081909c27b786e3adbe32 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b35449d84c819082e1a1aefc7234c5 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b3583fd35481909500b9feaec9977f |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b35949fe048190a78a7c0b303e20e6 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.