Triple
T11028225
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mervyn Weich |
E260686
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
founder of BJ's Wholesale Club
The founder of BJ's Wholesale Club is the entrepreneur Mervyn Weich, who established the membership-based warehouse retail chain in the United States.
|
E899766
|
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: founder of BJ's Wholesale Club | Statement: [Mervyn Weich, positionHeld, founder of BJ's Wholesale Club]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: founder of BJ's Wholesale Club Context triple: [Mervyn Weich, positionHeld, founder of BJ's Wholesale Club]
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A.
Norman Brinker
Norman Brinker was an influential American restaurateur and entrepreneur credited with pioneering the casual dining industry through brands like Chili’s and Steak and Ale.
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B.
William Lundigan
William Lundigan was an American film and television actor active from the 1930s through the 1960s, known for roles in dramas, war films, and early TV series.
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C.
Jim-Bob Walton
Jim-Bob Walton is a fictional youngest son of the Walton family in the American television series "The Waltons," known for his interest in mechanics and aviation.
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D.
Bernard Marcus
Bernard Marcus is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist best known as a co-founder and former CEO of the home improvement retail giant The Home Depot.
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E.
Sam Walton
Sam Walton was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Walmart, which grew into one of the world’s largest retail chains.
- 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: founder of BJ's Wholesale Club Triple: [Mervyn Weich, positionHeld, founder of BJ's Wholesale Club]
Generated description
The founder of BJ's Wholesale Club is the entrepreneur Mervyn Weich, who established the membership-based warehouse retail chain in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: founder of BJ's Wholesale Club Target entity description: The founder of BJ's Wholesale Club is the entrepreneur Mervyn Weich, who established the membership-based warehouse retail chain in the United States.
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A.
Norman Brinker
Norman Brinker was an influential American restaurateur and entrepreneur credited with pioneering the casual dining industry through brands like Chili’s and Steak and Ale.
-
B.
William Lundigan
William Lundigan was an American film and television actor active from the 1930s through the 1960s, known for roles in dramas, war films, and early TV series.
-
C.
Jim-Bob Walton
Jim-Bob Walton is a fictional youngest son of the Walton family in the American television series "The Waltons," known for his interest in mechanics and aviation.
-
D.
Bernard Marcus
Bernard Marcus is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist best known as a co-founder and former CEO of the home improvement retail giant The Home Depot.
-
E.
Sam Walton
Sam Walton was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Walmart, which grew into one of the world’s largest retail chains.
- 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_69d6aa979bdc8190bf0e79104cc098c1 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d797d245a0819085135cdee9b256c5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e3753451e08190bc42ab99d01926f9 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e37ab93e0881909d98f96073a55ae8 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e37c97b34081908b274ff52a12d450 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m.