Triple
T12743499
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Eaton’s |
E304545
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Timothy Eaton
Timothy Eaton was a Canadian retail magnate best known for establishing the Eaton's department store chain, which became one of Canada's most iconic retailers.
|
E999378
|
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: Timothy Eaton | Statement: [Eaton’s, founder, Timothy Eaton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Eaton Context triple: [Eaton’s, founder, Timothy Eaton]
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A.
J. L. Hudson
J. L. Hudson was a prominent Detroit businessman best known as the founder of the J. L. Hudson Company department store, which became one of the largest and most influential retail establishments in the United States.
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B.
Arthur D. Healey
Arthur D. Healey was a U.S. Congressman and judge whose legislative work on labor standards led to the federal Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act bearing his name.
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C.
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
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D.
Rodman Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker was an American businessman and department store magnate whose support for professional golf helped lead to the creation of the PGA Championship and its iconic Wanamaker Trophy.
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E.
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker was a pioneering American merchant and founder of one of the first department stores in the United States, who also served as U.S. Postmaster General.
- 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: Timothy Eaton Triple: [Eaton’s, founder, Timothy Eaton]
Generated description
Timothy Eaton was a Canadian retail magnate best known for establishing the Eaton's department store chain, which became one of Canada's most iconic retailers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Eaton Target entity description: Timothy Eaton was a Canadian retail magnate best known for establishing the Eaton's department store chain, which became one of Canada's most iconic retailers.
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A.
J. L. Hudson
J. L. Hudson was a prominent Detroit businessman best known as the founder of the J. L. Hudson Company department store, which became one of the largest and most influential retail establishments in the United States.
-
B.
Arthur D. Healey
Arthur D. Healey was a U.S. Congressman and judge whose legislative work on labor standards led to the federal Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act bearing his name.
-
C.
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
-
D.
Rodman Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker was an American businessman and department store magnate whose support for professional golf helped lead to the creation of the PGA Championship and its iconic Wanamaker Trophy.
-
E.
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker was a pioneering American merchant and founder of one of the first department stores in the United States, who also served as U.S. Postmaster General.
- 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_69d7bdf1426c8190a4402e1c4cdec33a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96bd321bc81908eb61cc05b550754 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f67c91ed7c81909165dc300d5b23ae |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f67d888d7c8190b9aaeb877984a403 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f67e12b8148190958b63ba114d6221 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:26 p.m.