Triple
T853331
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ralph Merkle |
E18435
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ralph |
E40018
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Ralph | Statement: [Ralph Merkle, givenName, Ralph]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Context triple: [Ralph Merkle, givenName, Ralph]
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A.
Ralph
chosen
Ralph is the given name of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the influential 19th-century American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and central figure of the Transcendentalist movement.
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B.
Ralph Stackpole
Ralph Stackpole was an American sculptor and painter associated with the San Francisco art scene, known for his public works and contributions to New Deal–era projects.
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C.
Charlie
Charlie is the fictional Boston subway rider in the folk song "Charlie on the MTA," known for being unable to get off the train because he lacks the fare to exit.
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D.
Charlie
Charlie was the third nuclear test in the U.S. Operation Crossroads series, planned as an underwater detonation to study the effects of nuclear weapons on naval vessels.
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E.
Nathaniel
Nathaniel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God," historically borne by various notable figures in literature, science, and religion.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a4938bdd3c8190a954a3c11844d9cf |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ac389a44819093396a58d2afa700 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a93398a6948190981e932178aee6b9 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 7:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.