Triple
T10712923
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas De Witt |
E252584
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSpellingVariant |
P457
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas DeWitt
Thomas DeWitt is an individual whose name appears in records with the spelling variant "Thomas De Witt."
|
E254792
|
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: Thomas DeWitt | Statement: [Thomas De Witt, hasSpellingVariant, Thomas DeWitt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas DeWitt Context triple: [Thomas De Witt, hasSpellingVariant, Thomas DeWitt]
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A.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
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B.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
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C.
Abraham L. Erlanger
Abraham L. Erlanger was a prominent American theatrical producer and impresario of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known as a co-founder of the powerful booking and production partnership Klaw & Erlanger.
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D.
John J. Herrick
John J. Herrick was a U.S. Navy officer who commanded American naval forces involved in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, a pivotal event that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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E.
William De Witt
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
- 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: Thomas DeWitt Triple: [Thomas De Witt, hasSpellingVariant, Thomas DeWitt]
Generated description
Thomas DeWitt is an individual whose name appears in records with the spelling variant "Thomas De Witt."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas DeWitt Target entity description: Thomas DeWitt is an individual whose name appears in records with the spelling variant "Thomas De Witt."
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A.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
-
B.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
-
C.
Abraham L. Erlanger
Abraham L. Erlanger was a prominent American theatrical producer and impresario of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known as a co-founder of the powerful booking and production partnership Klaw & Erlanger.
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D.
John J. Herrick
John J. Herrick was a U.S. Navy officer who commanded American naval forces involved in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, a pivotal event that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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E.
William De Witt
chosen
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
- F. None of above.
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_69d6aa5cbabc8190973e683950d89faf |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6fe54465081909640f6d7a2314fcb |
completed | April 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d99917df2c819099be2a9b9c4a2ce7 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d99e86e198819080f71400295a31e7 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69dadccd1d7081908ae53b97d2c2a6cb |
completed | April 11, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:13 p.m.