Triple
T11961474
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert C. Merton |
E284678
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Cox Merton
Robert Cox Merton is an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in financial economics, particularly the development of the Black–Scholes–Merton option pricing model.
|
E956279
|
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: Robert Cox Merton | Statement: [Robert C. Merton, birthName, Robert Cox Merton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Cox Merton Context triple: [Robert C. Merton, birthName, Robert Cox Merton]
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A.
Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton was a prominent American sociologist known for his theories of social structure and anomie, the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy, and major contributions to the sociology of science.
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B.
Norman H. Nie
Norman H. Nie was an American political scientist and social researcher best known as a co-creator of the SPSS statistical software and for his influential work on political participation and survey research.
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C.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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D.
Neil J. Smelser
Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
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E.
Andrew Laumann
Andrew Laumann is a musician best known as a member of the Baltimore noise-rock band Dope Body.
- 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: Robert Cox Merton Triple: [Robert C. Merton, birthName, Robert Cox Merton]
Generated description
Robert Cox Merton is an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in financial economics, particularly the development of the Black–Scholes–Merton option pricing model.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Cox Merton Target entity description: Robert Cox Merton is an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in financial economics, particularly the development of the Black–Scholes–Merton option pricing model.
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A.
Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton was a prominent American sociologist known for his theories of social structure and anomie, the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy, and major contributions to the sociology of science.
-
B.
Norman H. Nie
Norman H. Nie was an American political scientist and social researcher best known as a co-creator of the SPSS statistical software and for his influential work on political participation and survey research.
-
C.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
-
D.
Neil J. Smelser
Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
-
E.
Andrew Laumann
Andrew Laumann is a musician best known as a member of the Baltimore noise-rock band Dope Body.
- 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_69d6ab2eaeb881909f7914758f859413 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9037848f481908276716675464464 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f4592fa9a48190a0450e3d0c57c4d3 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 7:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f4645ef63881909b46937f73d637a3 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f465be4db08190882898a17d077019 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.