Triple

T12372819
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Samuel Williston E295045 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Williston
Williston is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals and also used as a place name in several locations, particularly in the United States.
 E979076 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: Williston | Statement: [Samuel Williston, familyName, Williston]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Williston
Context triple: [Samuel Williston, familyName, Williston]
  • A. Williston, North Dakota
    Williston, North Dakota is a small city in the northwestern part of the state known as a major hub for the Bakken oil boom and regional energy industry.
  • B. Williston, Vermont
    Williston, Vermont is a suburban town in northwestern Vermont known for its rapid commercial growth and proximity to Burlington.
  • C. Elliston
    Elliston is a small coastal town on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula known for its rugged cliffs, fishing, and scenic ocean views.
  • D. Crookston
    Crookston is a suburban area in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland, known for its residential character and proximity to Crookston Castle.
  • E. Lewiston
    Lewiston is a small unincorporated community and former mining town in Trinity County, Northern California, known for its proximity to the Trinity River and Lewiston Lake.
  • 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: Williston
Triple: [Samuel Williston, familyName, Williston]
Generated description
Williston is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals and also used as a place name in several locations, particularly in the United States.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Williston
Target entity description: Williston is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals and also used as a place name in several locations, particularly in the United States.
  • A. Williston, North Dakota
    Williston, North Dakota is a small city in the northwestern part of the state known as a major hub for the Bakken oil boom and regional energy industry.
  • B. Williston, Vermont
    Williston, Vermont is a suburban town in northwestern Vermont known for its rapid commercial growth and proximity to Burlington.
  • C. Elliston
    Elliston is a small coastal town on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula known for its rugged cliffs, fishing, and scenic ocean views.
  • D. Crookston
    Crookston is a suburban area in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland, known for its residential character and proximity to Crookston Castle.
  • E. Lewiston
    Lewiston is a small unincorporated community and former mining town in Trinity County, Northern California, known for its proximity to the Trinity River and Lewiston Lake.
  • 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_69d6ab6d8a4081908636601e69ddf262 completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d93fa7c9ec81908c685612994543e3 completed April 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f62abfd9c081909803691d3fc4f149 completed May 2, 2026, 4:48 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f62be4de888190aac94d441748d295 completed May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f62d51ab8081909c6f534051019dca completed May 2, 2026, 4:58 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.