Triple

T81538
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert H. MacArthur E1638 entity
Predicate fullName P16 FINISHED
Object Robert Helmer MacArthur
Robert Helmer MacArthur was an influential American ecologist best known for his pioneering work on island biogeography and the theory of species diversity.
E23758 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: Robert Helmer MacArthur | Statement: [Robert H. MacArthur, fullName, Robert Helmer MacArthur]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Helmer MacArthur
Context triple: [Robert H. MacArthur, fullName, Robert Helmer MacArthur]
  • A. Douglas MacArthur
    Douglas MacArthur was a prominent American five-star general who played a leading role in the Pacific theater during World War II and later oversaw the Allied occupation of Japan.
  • B. Frank Jack Fletcher
    Frank Jack Fletcher was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II who played a key leadership role in early Pacific carrier battles, including the Coral Sea and Midway campaigns.
  • C. Maxwell D. Taylor
    Maxwell D. Taylor was a prominent U.S. Army general and later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted for his leadership of airborne forces in World War II and his influential role in shaping Cold War military policy.
  • D. Alexander Vandegrift
    Alexander Vandegrift was a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps general best known for leading the 1st Marine Division to victory in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II and later serving as Commandant of the Marine Corps.
  • E. George C. Marshall
    George C. Marshall was an American military leader, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in World War II strategy and postwar European recovery.
  • 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: Robert Helmer MacArthur
Triple: [Robert H. MacArthur, fullName, Robert Helmer MacArthur]
Generated description
Robert Helmer MacArthur was an influential American ecologist best known for his pioneering work on island biogeography and the theory of species diversity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Helmer MacArthur
Target entity description: Robert Helmer MacArthur was an influential American ecologist best known for his pioneering work on island biogeography and the theory of species diversity.
  • A. Douglas MacArthur
    Douglas MacArthur was a prominent American five-star general who played a leading role in the Pacific theater during World War II and later oversaw the Allied occupation of Japan.
  • B. Frank Jack Fletcher
    Frank Jack Fletcher was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II who played a key leadership role in early Pacific carrier battles, including the Coral Sea and Midway campaigns.
  • C. Maxwell D. Taylor
    Maxwell D. Taylor was a prominent U.S. Army general and later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted for his leadership of airborne forces in World War II and his influential role in shaping Cold War military policy.
  • D. Alexander Vandegrift
    Alexander Vandegrift was a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps general best known for leading the 1st Marine Division to victory in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II and later serving as Commandant of the Marine Corps.
  • E. George C. Marshall
    George C. Marshall was an American military leader, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in World War II strategy and postwar European recovery.
  • 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_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24f367b208190a69f5b76d6ae0496 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a302803f50819081a480c33f08b68a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a30336ab2881908899f75c76b0d010 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a303c507e08190b60abbb1740721b8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:03 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.