Triple
T8231
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brooklyn Bridge |
E163
|
entity |
| Predicate | chiefEngineer |
P616
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Washington Roebling
Washington Roebling was an American civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, pioneering the use of steel-wire suspension and modern engineering techniques.
|
E7540
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Washington Roebling | Statement: [Brooklyn Bridge, chiefEngineer, Washington Roebling]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Roebling Context triple: [Brooklyn Bridge, chiefEngineer, Washington Roebling]
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A.
John A. Roebling
John A. Roebling was a 19th-century German-American civil engineer and pioneer of wire rope suspension bridges, best known for conceiving and designing the Brooklyn Bridge.
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B.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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C.
Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt was a pioneering 19th-century American architect who helped introduce Beaux-Arts principles to the United States and designed many prominent public buildings and grand residences.
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D.
John Sutter
John Sutter was a Swiss-born pioneer and landowner in Mexican and early American California, best known for establishing the agricultural empire around which Sacramento developed and for his connection to the California Gold Rush.
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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: Washington Roebling Triple: [Brooklyn Bridge, chiefEngineer, Washington Roebling]
Generated description
Washington Roebling was an American civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, pioneering the use of steel-wire suspension and modern engineering techniques.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Roebling Target entity description: Washington Roebling was an American civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, pioneering the use of steel-wire suspension and modern engineering techniques.
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A.
John A. Roebling
John A. Roebling was a 19th-century German-American civil engineer and pioneer of wire rope suspension bridges, best known for conceiving and designing the Brooklyn Bridge.
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B.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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C.
Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt was a pioneering 19th-century American architect who helped introduce Beaux-Arts principles to the United States and designed many prominent public buildings and grand residences.
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D.
John Sutter
John Sutter was a Swiss-born pioneer and landowner in Mexican and early American California, best known for establishing the agricultural empire around which Sacramento developed and for his connection to the California Gold Rush.
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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
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: chiefEngineer Context triple: [Brooklyn Bridge, chiefEngineer, Washington Roebling]
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A.
vicePresident
Indicates that one entity holds the role of second-in-command or deputy leader to another entity within an organizational or governmental hierarchy.
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B.
chairperson
Indicates that one entity serves as the leader or head of a group, committee, or organization in relation to another entity.
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C.
architectOfMainBuilding
Indicates that one entity is the architect who designed the main building associated with another entity.
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D.
headOfGovernmentBody
Indicates that one entity serves as the chief executive or leading official in charge of governing another entity, typically a political or administrative body.
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E.
founder
Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2407916ac8190b76d2e6690efaef3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a25aac4900819093912edb0121ff9d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a25ba5676881908ac366ed6c0e0d1b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a25f907d908190a3aafe250cf58919 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:22 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a23fe3a87881909ab95bb3a0b474ec |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:07 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a240782e108190b6b60c26b84ae179 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.