Triple
T8585100
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bullard Laboratories, Cambridge |
E203286
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edward Bullard
Edward Bullard was a pioneering British geophysicist known for his influential work on the Earth's magnetic field, geothermics, and plate tectonics.
|
E745074
|
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: Edward Bullard | Statement: [Bullard Laboratories, Cambridge, namedAfter, Edward Bullard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Bullard Context triple: [Bullard Laboratories, Cambridge, namedAfter, Edward Bullard]
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A.
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was a Canadian journalist and radio broadcaster, best known for his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as the father of news anchor Peter Jennings.
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B.
George Barnes
George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.
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C.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
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D.
William Bucknell
William Bucknell was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose major financial support led to the renaming of Bucknell University in his honor.
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E.
Joseph Bancroft
Joseph Bancroft was an Australian physician and parasitologist known for his pioneering work on filarial worms, including the species later named Wuchereria bancrofti in his honor.
- 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: Edward Bullard Triple: [Bullard Laboratories, Cambridge, namedAfter, Edward Bullard]
Generated description
Edward Bullard was a pioneering British geophysicist known for his influential work on the Earth's magnetic field, geothermics, and plate tectonics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Bullard Target entity description: Edward Bullard was a pioneering British geophysicist known for his influential work on the Earth's magnetic field, geothermics, and plate tectonics.
-
A.
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was a Canadian journalist and radio broadcaster, best known for his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as the father of news anchor Peter Jennings.
-
B.
George Barnes
George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.
-
C.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
-
D.
William Bucknell
William Bucknell was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose major financial support led to the renaming of Bucknell University in his honor.
-
E.
Joseph Bancroft
Joseph Bancroft was an Australian physician and parasitologist known for his pioneering work on filarial worms, including the species later named Wuchereria bancrofti in his honor.
- 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_69ca8329bb7c8190a63c643730839103 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc457ab8b08190a53c730417288deb |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cea89e4658819090cc6e94e934670b |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cea9cff1ec8190a0093fb42782341e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ceaa9f7f8c8190965e86880ff141d5 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:22 p.m.