Triple
T792377
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melville J. Herskovits |
E16942
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Melville
Melville is a masculine given name most famously associated with the American novelist Herman Melville, author of "Moby-Dick."
|
E94091
|
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: Melville | Statement: [Melville J. Herskovits, givenName, Melville]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melville Context triple: [Melville J. Herskovits, givenName, Melville]
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A.
Melville, New York
Melville, New York is a suburban hamlet on Long Island known for its corporate offices, light industry, and residential communities within the town of Huntington.
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B.
Provincetown
Provincetown is a historic coastal resort town at the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its vibrant arts scene, LGBTQ+ community, and scenic beaches.
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C.
Stage Harbor
Stage Harbor is a scenic natural harbor in Chatham, Massachusetts, known for its sheltered waters, boating, and classic Cape Cod coastal views.
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D.
Old Port
Old Port is Portland, Maine’s historic waterfront district known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings, and vibrant shops, restaurants, and nightlife.
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E.
Rock Harbor
Rock Harbor is a small lakeside settlement and primary visitor hub on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, offering lodging, marina services, and access to hiking and boating in Isle Royale National Park.
- 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: Melville Triple: [Melville J. Herskovits, givenName, Melville]
Generated description
Melville is a masculine given name most famously associated with the American novelist Herman Melville, author of "Moby-Dick."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melville Target entity description: Melville is a masculine given name most famously associated with the American novelist Herman Melville, author of "Moby-Dick."
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A.
Melville, New York
Melville, New York is a suburban hamlet on Long Island known for its corporate offices, light industry, and residential communities within the town of Huntington.
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B.
Provincetown
Provincetown is a historic coastal resort town at the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its vibrant arts scene, LGBTQ+ community, and scenic beaches.
-
C.
Stage Harbor
Stage Harbor is a scenic natural harbor in Chatham, Massachusetts, known for its sheltered waters, boating, and classic Cape Cod coastal views.
-
D.
Old Port
Old Port is Portland, Maine’s historic waterfront district known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings, and vibrant shops, restaurants, and nightlife.
-
E.
Rock Harbor
Rock Harbor is a small lakeside settlement and primary visitor hub on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, offering lodging, marina services, and access to hiking and boating in Isle Royale National Park.
- 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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a798c7608190b9c79c52a1fe0859 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a67880f9608190b0676eb47ea99ca1 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a678f962c881909884c2af15f41d65 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a67953f2bc8190bbbf8d4ae9c2c3bc |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.