Triple

T13529800
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward William Nelson E323100 entity
Predicate taxonAuthorAbbreviation P33057 FINISHED
Object E. W. Nelson
E. W. Nelson was an American naturalist and field biologist known for his extensive studies of North American fauna and flora, particularly in Mexico and the Arctic.
E1045489 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: E. W. Nelson | Statement: [Edward William Nelson, taxonAuthorAbbreviation, E. W. Nelson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: E. W. Nelson
Context triple: [Edward William Nelson, taxonAuthorAbbreviation, E. W. Nelson]
  • A. L. W. Nelson
    L. W. Nelson was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Nch’ḵay̓ (also known as Mount Garibaldi) in British Columbia, Canada.
  • B. Alan E. Nourse
    Alan E. Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician known for works that often explored medical and social themes, including the novel "The Bladerunner."
  • C. R. T. Buell
    R. T. Buell was a prominent local figure and landowner in California whose influence led to the city of Buellton being named in his honor.
  • D. John Vinal
    John Vinal was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the town of Vinalhaven, Maine, was named.
  • E. Fred M. Wilcox
    Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
  • 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: E. W. Nelson
Triple: [Edward William Nelson, taxonAuthorAbbreviation, E. W. Nelson]
Generated description
E. W. Nelson was an American naturalist and field biologist known for his extensive studies of North American fauna and flora, particularly in Mexico and the Arctic.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: E. W. Nelson
Target entity description: E. W. Nelson was an American naturalist and field biologist known for his extensive studies of North American fauna and flora, particularly in Mexico and the Arctic.
  • A. L. W. Nelson
    L. W. Nelson was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Nch’ḵay̓ (also known as Mount Garibaldi) in British Columbia, Canada.
  • B. Alan E. Nourse
    Alan E. Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician known for works that often explored medical and social themes, including the novel "The Bladerunner."
  • C. R. T. Buell
    R. T. Buell was a prominent local figure and landowner in California whose influence led to the city of Buellton being named in his honor.
  • D. John Vinal
    John Vinal was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the town of Vinalhaven, Maine, was named.
  • E. Fred M. Wilcox
    Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
  • 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_69d80766a21881909f21a1b7421d3b8a completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbafba2c308190873efd15dfe26358 completed April 12, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7549fc5f881908691eb62c1f5a5d5 completed May 3, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7565846108190bb6550505af8ac5d completed May 3, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f75a2107e081909fd00af67938f2e9 completed May 3, 2026, 2:22 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:44 p.m.