Triple
T13758946
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Waite |
E330548
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edwin G. Waite
Edwin G. Waite was an American politician and public official known for serving as Secretary of State of California in the late 19th century.
|
E1066027
|
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: Edwin G. Waite | Statement: [Waite, hasNotableBearer, Edwin G. Waite]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin G. Waite Context triple: [Waite, hasNotableBearer, Edwin G. Waite]
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A.
James Harlan
James Harlan was a 19th-century American politician from Iowa who served as a U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Interior under President Andrew Johnson.
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B.
Joseph P. Widney
Joseph P. Widney was an American physician, educator, and religious leader who played a key role in early Nazarene and holiness movements and served as the second president of the University of Southern California.
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C.
John R. Dilworth
John R. Dilworth is an American animator, director, and producer best known for creating the surreal and darkly comedic animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog.
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D.
Enos M. Barton
Enos M. Barton was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder and early leader of Western Electric, a major telecommunications manufacturing company.
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E.
Charles R. Otis
Charles R. Otis was the son of elevator pioneer Elisha Otis and a member of the family associated with the early development of safe elevator technology.
- 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: Edwin G. Waite Triple: [Waite, hasNotableBearer, Edwin G. Waite]
Generated description
Edwin G. Waite was an American politician and public official known for serving as Secretary of State of California in the late 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin G. Waite Target entity description: Edwin G. Waite was an American politician and public official known for serving as Secretary of State of California in the late 19th century.
-
A.
James Harlan
James Harlan was a 19th-century American politician from Iowa who served as a U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Interior under President Andrew Johnson.
-
B.
Joseph P. Widney
Joseph P. Widney was an American physician, educator, and religious leader who played a key role in early Nazarene and holiness movements and served as the second president of the University of Southern California.
-
C.
John R. Dilworth
John R. Dilworth is an American animator, director, and producer best known for creating the surreal and darkly comedic animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog.
-
D.
Enos M. Barton
Enos M. Barton was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder and early leader of Western Electric, a major telecommunications manufacturing company.
-
E.
Charles R. Otis
Charles R. Otis was the son of elevator pioneer Elisha Otis and a member of the family associated with the early development of safe elevator technology.
- 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_69d81c573f288190aa2403d484fa3d49 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de0223ab9081909db05334860405e0 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7c0ded1e0819097ef42533357caf8 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7c1e73fb481909f89ab3c0e9fb7d0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7c3396f7c8190987079bf24ac8695 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:09 p.m.