Triple
T8897241
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Camden Hotten |
E211835
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The History of Signboards
The History of Signboards is a 19th-century work that explores the origins, evolution, and cultural significance of shop signs and public house signboards in Britain and Europe.
|
E764882
|
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: The History of Signboards | Statement: [John Camden Hotten, notableWork, The History of Signboards]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Signboards Context triple: [John Camden Hotten, notableWork, The History of Signboards]
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A.
Milepost Sign
Milepost Sign is a public art installation in Portland, Oregon’s Pioneer Courthouse Square that functions as a sculptural marker of distances and directions to various locations.
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B.
History for Sale
History for Sale is a 2003 studio album by American rock band Blue October that helped bring them wider recognition with its emotionally charged alternative rock sound.
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C.
Placard
Placard is a Portuguese sports betting brand that serves as a major sponsor of national football competitions.
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D.
The Effectiveness of Symbols
"The Effectiveness of Symbols" is a seminal essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes how symbolic systems, such as ritual and language, can exert real psychological and social effects.
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E.
Making History
Making History is a satirical science fiction novel by Stephen Fry that explores an alternate history in which Adolf Hitler was never born.
- 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: The History of Signboards Triple: [John Camden Hotten, notableWork, The History of Signboards]
Generated description
The History of Signboards is a 19th-century work that explores the origins, evolution, and cultural significance of shop signs and public house signboards in Britain and Europe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Signboards Target entity description: The History of Signboards is a 19th-century work that explores the origins, evolution, and cultural significance of shop signs and public house signboards in Britain and Europe.
-
A.
Milepost Sign
Milepost Sign is a public art installation in Portland, Oregon’s Pioneer Courthouse Square that functions as a sculptural marker of distances and directions to various locations.
-
B.
History for Sale
History for Sale is a 2003 studio album by American rock band Blue October that helped bring them wider recognition with its emotionally charged alternative rock sound.
-
C.
Placard
Placard is a Portuguese sports betting brand that serves as a major sponsor of national football competitions.
-
D.
The Effectiveness of Symbols
"The Effectiveness of Symbols" is a seminal essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes how symbolic systems, such as ritual and language, can exert real psychological and social effects.
-
E.
Making History
Making History is a satirical science fiction novel by Stephen Fry that explores an alternate history in which Adolf Hitler was never born.
- 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_69ca83918d3081909b326fa3750cb8c8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6424a8c08190aef2aa2079dd85f1 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfac093034819085d8fb1832ec5d73 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfacb58f208190b5e8eeba58f1bd78 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfad6fff348190b0491ba38d2e6ce5 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:54 p.m.