Triple
T11889908
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pitman shorthand |
E282886
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Isaac Pitman
Isaac Pitman was a 19th-century English educator and reformer best known for creating the widely used phonetic shorthand writing system that bears his name.
|
E953426
|
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: Isaac Pitman | Statement: [Pitman shorthand, developer, Isaac Pitman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isaac Pitman Context triple: [Pitman shorthand, developer, Isaac Pitman]
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A.
Henry Hopkinson
Henry Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton, was a British Conservative politician and diplomat who served as Minister of State for Colonial Affairs in the early 1950s.
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B.
William Bright
William Bright was an influential American linguist renowned for his work on Native American languages and sociolinguistics.
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C.
John Fryer
John Fryer is a British record producer and audio engineer best known for his influential work in alternative and gothic music, including projects like This Mortal Coil and numerous 4AD artists.
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D.
Alfred Vail
Alfred Vail was an American inventor and machinist who played a crucial role in developing and improving the electric telegraph and Morse code alongside Samuel Morse.
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E.
William Peachey
William Peachey was a 19th-century British architect known for his work on major railway buildings, including the design of York railway station.
- 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: Isaac Pitman Triple: [Pitman shorthand, developer, Isaac Pitman]
Generated description
Isaac Pitman was a 19th-century English educator and reformer best known for creating the widely used phonetic shorthand writing system that bears his name.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isaac Pitman Target entity description: Isaac Pitman was a 19th-century English educator and reformer best known for creating the widely used phonetic shorthand writing system that bears his name.
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A.
Henry Hopkinson
Henry Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton, was a British Conservative politician and diplomat who served as Minister of State for Colonial Affairs in the early 1950s.
-
B.
William Bright
William Bright was an influential American linguist renowned for his work on Native American languages and sociolinguistics.
-
C.
John Fryer
John Fryer is a British record producer and audio engineer best known for his influential work in alternative and gothic music, including projects like This Mortal Coil and numerous 4AD artists.
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D.
Alfred Vail
Alfred Vail was an American inventor and machinist who played a crucial role in developing and improving the electric telegraph and Morse code alongside Samuel Morse.
-
E.
William Peachey
William Peachey was a 19th-century British architect known for his work on major railway buildings, including the design of York railway station.
- 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_69d6ab2a90b08190a4e818821cc93e6d |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8d3a2860c8190a21af5fcddbd2f1e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f417f7f268819091bdb72394506808 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f41f1abaa481908b8a6873a07af848 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f422778a10819093bc2473ef30fe71 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:44 p.m.