Triple
T1042770
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | DNB |
E22504
|
entity |
| Predicate | originalPublisher |
P1760
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Smith, Elder & Co. |
E23188
|
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: Smith, Elder & Co. | Statement: [DNB, originalPublisher, Smith, Elder & Co.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smith, Elder & Co. Context triple: [DNB, originalPublisher, Smith, Elder & Co.]
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A.
Smith, Elder & Co.
chosen
Smith, Elder & Co. was a prominent 19th-century British publishing house known for issuing major literary works and reference titles, including the Dictionary of National Biography.
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B.
George Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a prominent British publishing house known for releasing influential works in philosophy, literature, and academic scholarship, including major titles by authors such as Bertrand Russell and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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C.
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber is a renowned independent British publishing house known for its influential catalog of literary fiction, poetry, and drama.
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D.
Harper & Brothers
Harper & Brothers was a prominent American publishing house, founded in the early 19th century, known for releasing influential literary and historical works.
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E.
William Heinemann
William Heinemann is a British publishing house, founded in the late 19th century, known for issuing works by prominent literary and non-fiction authors.
- 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_69a493d91478819094cc01fb65564bc1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b845fa8c8190a7b69629883b62e2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac93ad5644819095868c520c33cd83 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.