Triple

T12237446
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Milton J. Durham E291633 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Durham
Durham is a common English surname of Old English origin, associated with various notable individuals and places.
 E970857 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: Durham | Statement: [Milton J. Durham, familyName, Durham]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Durham
Context triple: [Milton J. Durham, familyName, Durham]
  • A. Durham
    Durham is a historic cathedral city in northeast England known for its Norman architecture and prestigious university.
  • B. Durham
    Durham is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, encompassing several communities east of Toronto including cities like Whitby and Oshawa.
  • C. Durham, North Carolina
    Durham, North Carolina is a major city in the Research Triangle region known for Duke University, a strong research and tech economy, and a rich civil rights and tobacco-industry history.
  • D. Durham County
    Durham County is a Canadian crime drama television series centered on a detective confronting personal and professional turmoil in a suburban community.
  • E. Durham, New Hampshire
    Durham, New Hampshire is a small New England town best known as the home of the University of New Hampshire and for its historic role in early American history.
  • 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: Durham
Triple: [Milton J. Durham, familyName, Durham]
Generated description
Durham is a common English surname of Old English origin, associated with various notable individuals and places.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Durham
Target entity description: Durham is a common English surname of Old English origin, associated with various notable individuals and places.
  • A. Durham
    Durham is a historic cathedral city in northeast England known for its Norman architecture and prestigious university.
  • B. Durham
    Durham is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, encompassing several communities east of Toronto including cities like Whitby and Oshawa.
  • C. Durham, North Carolina
    Durham, North Carolina is a major city in the Research Triangle region known for Duke University, a strong research and tech economy, and a rich civil rights and tobacco-industry history.
  • D. Durham County
    Durham County is a Canadian crime drama television series centered on a detective confronting personal and professional turmoil in a suburban community.
  • E. Durham, New Hampshire
    Durham, New Hampshire is a small New England town best known as the home of the University of New Hampshire and for its historic role in early American history.
  • 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_69d6ab668acc8190963ba424049d6aee completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d91cb2892c81909a97b3ad6ec2c21b completed April 10, 2026, 3:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f60a6b2d788190975275d713c26a4e completed May 2, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f60bdd8d508190813178ff4c77afcf completed May 2, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f60c67c680819087630d190d0a008f completed May 2, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.