Triple
T12501554
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Erwin, North Carolina |
E298835
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James B. Erwin
James B. Erwin was a prominent local figure in North Carolina, likely a landowner or community leader, after whom the town of Erwin was named.
|
E987319
|
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: James B. Erwin | Statement: [Erwin, North Carolina, namedAfter, James B. Erwin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Erwin Context triple: [Erwin, North Carolina, namedAfter, James B. Erwin]
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A.
Alfred N. Beadleston
Alfred N. Beadleston was an American Republican politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate in the mid-20th century.
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B.
W. P. Lipscomb
W. P. Lipscomb was a British screenwriter and playwright known for adapting classic literary works for film during the early 20th century.
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C.
Dean Edwards Smith
Dean Edwards Smith was a legendary American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina Tar Heels to multiple national championships and revolutionizing the game with innovative strategies and a strong emphasis on player development and integrity.
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D.
Robert E. Griffith
Robert E. Griffith was an American theatrical producer best known for his work on landmark Broadway musicals in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Charles H. Huttig
Charles H. Huttig was an American businessman after whom the town of Huttig, Arkansas, was named, likely due to his influence on the region’s industrial or economic development.
- 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: James B. Erwin Triple: [Erwin, North Carolina, namedAfter, James B. Erwin]
Generated description
James B. Erwin was a prominent local figure in North Carolina, likely a landowner or community leader, after whom the town of Erwin was named.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Erwin Target entity description: James B. Erwin was a prominent local figure in North Carolina, likely a landowner or community leader, after whom the town of Erwin was named.
-
A.
Alfred N. Beadleston
Alfred N. Beadleston was an American Republican politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate in the mid-20th century.
-
B.
W. P. Lipscomb
W. P. Lipscomb was a British screenwriter and playwright known for adapting classic literary works for film during the early 20th century.
-
C.
Dean Edwards Smith
Dean Edwards Smith was a legendary American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina Tar Heels to multiple national championships and revolutionizing the game with innovative strategies and a strong emphasis on player development and integrity.
-
D.
Robert E. Griffith
Robert E. Griffith was an American theatrical producer best known for his work on landmark Broadway musicals in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
Charles H. Huttig
Charles H. Huttig was an American businessman after whom the town of Huttig, Arkansas, was named, likely due to his influence on the region’s industrial or economic development.
- 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_69d6ada4cd388190ae3bbf83ff87057a |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d94dfbb2a48190a231b02cfa990565 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f64bb38e048190bbc96244b71953b6 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f64ce0ca288190bbbcb5459f914c19 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f64df6488481909dea8387e7000d15 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:57 p.m.