Triple
T799196
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Donald E. Knuth |
E17089
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Marshall Hall
Marshall Hall was an American mathematician known for his influential work in group theory and combinatorics and for mentoring prominent students such as Donald E. Knuth.
|
E94987
|
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: Marshall Hall | Statement: [Donald E. Knuth, doctoralAdvisor, Marshall Hall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall Hall Context triple: [Donald E. Knuth, doctoralAdvisor, Marshall Hall]
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A.
Lanman-Wright Hall
Lanman-Wright Hall is a historic Yale University residence hall located on the Old Campus that primarily houses first-year students.
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B.
Matthews Hall
Matthews Hall is a historic red-brick freshman dormitory at Harvard University, located in Harvard Yard.
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C.
Brown Hall
Brown Hall is an academic building on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, used primarily for theological instruction and related institutional activities.
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D.
Sibley Hall
Sibley Hall is a historic academic building on Cornell University’s Arts Quad, known for housing the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
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E.
Durfee Hall
Durfee Hall is a historic residential dormitory located on Yale University's Old Campus in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 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: Marshall Hall Triple: [Donald E. Knuth, doctoralAdvisor, Marshall Hall]
Generated description
Marshall Hall was an American mathematician known for his influential work in group theory and combinatorics and for mentoring prominent students such as Donald E. Knuth.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall Hall Target entity description: Marshall Hall was an American mathematician known for his influential work in group theory and combinatorics and for mentoring prominent students such as Donald E. Knuth.
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A.
Lanman-Wright Hall
Lanman-Wright Hall is a historic Yale University residence hall located on the Old Campus that primarily houses first-year students.
-
B.
Matthews Hall
Matthews Hall is a historic red-brick freshman dormitory at Harvard University, located in Harvard Yard.
-
C.
Brown Hall
Brown Hall is an academic building on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, used primarily for theological instruction and related institutional activities.
-
D.
Sibley Hall
Sibley Hall is a historic academic building on Cornell University’s Arts Quad, known for housing the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
-
E.
Durfee Hall
Durfee Hall is a historic residential dormitory located on Yale University's Old Campus in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 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_69a49378b9c48190adbf5f62e5b7aca1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a7b4d9548190aad5fdf1211cf8cd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a67f01cca881908c1d230048be1225 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a6800b410881909d95ab4c3612b501 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a680bae34481909255d07f325d97d4 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.