Triple
T1310648
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kern County |
E27981
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edward M. Kern
Edward M. Kern was a 19th-century American topographer and explorer after whom California’s Kern County was named.
|
E480396
|
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: Edward M. Kern | Statement: [Kern County, namedAfter, Edward M. Kern]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward M. Kern Context triple: [Kern County, namedAfter, Edward M. Kern]
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A.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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B.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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C.
Edwin E. Witte
Edwin E. Witte was an American economist and civil servant known as the “father of Social Security” for his central role in drafting the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935.
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D.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
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E.
Arthur C. Wahl
Arthur C. Wahl was an American chemist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the element plutonium and a key contributor to early nuclear chemistry research.
- 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: Edward M. Kern Triple: [Kern County, namedAfter, Edward M. Kern]
Generated description
Edward M. Kern was a 19th-century American topographer and explorer after whom California’s Kern County was named.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward M. Kern Target entity description: Edward M. Kern was a 19th-century American topographer and explorer after whom California’s Kern County was named.
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A.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
-
B.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
-
C.
Edwin E. Witte
Edwin E. Witte was an American economist and civil servant known as the “father of Social Security” for his central role in drafting the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935.
-
D.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
-
E.
Arthur C. Wahl
Arthur C. Wahl was an American chemist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the element plutonium and a key contributor to early nuclear chemistry research.
- 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_69a496d7d83481908f83085854e51328 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c15490a88190872c3d2698a8f9c9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be77765a788190aaf4637ad4cab5ed |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be7885bf60819083f6546234c1c40c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:52 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be78f8baf4819097393d670d217b63 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.