Triple
T148537
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Samuel Pepys |
E3381
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board
The Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing the records, correspondence, and day-to-day bureaucratic operations of the English Royal Navy’s governing body in the 17th century.
|
E17850
|
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: Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board | Statement: [Samuel Pepys, positionHeld, Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board Context triple: [Samuel Pepys, positionHeld, Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board]
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A.
Treasurer of the Navy
The Treasurer of the Navy was a senior British government office responsible for overseeing naval finances and expenditures within the Royal Navy administration.
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B.
Under Secretary of the Navy
The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Navy, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day management, policy implementation, and major programs.
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C.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition is a senior civilian official responsible for overseeing the Navy’s and Marine Corps’ research, development, procurement, and lifecycle management of weapons systems and technologies.
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D.
Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Navy is the U.S. civilian government official responsible for overseeing the Department of the Navy, including the Navy and Marine Corps, and managing their policies, resources, and operations.
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E.
Board of Admiralty
The Board of Admiralty was the British government body responsible for directing the Royal Navy and naval affairs until its functions were absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.
- 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: Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board Triple: [Samuel Pepys, positionHeld, Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board]
Generated description
The Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing the records, correspondence, and day-to-day bureaucratic operations of the English Royal Navy’s governing body in the 17th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board Target entity description: The Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing the records, correspondence, and day-to-day bureaucratic operations of the English Royal Navy’s governing body in the 17th century.
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A.
Treasurer of the Navy
The Treasurer of the Navy was a senior British government office responsible for overseeing naval finances and expenditures within the Royal Navy administration.
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B.
Under Secretary of the Navy
The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Navy, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day management, policy implementation, and major programs.
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C.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition is a senior civilian official responsible for overseeing the Navy’s and Marine Corps’ research, development, procurement, and lifecycle management of weapons systems and technologies.
-
D.
Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Navy is the U.S. civilian government official responsible for overseeing the Department of the Navy, including the Navy and Marine Corps, and managing their policies, resources, and operations.
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E.
Board of Admiralty
The Board of Admiralty was the British government body responsible for directing the Royal Navy and naval affairs until its functions were absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.
- 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_69a252868de4819080e21c9938bfe8b6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:27 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a257ecb6f48190992c4c8ca908a81c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2c52df3b48190960c53fd872ff897 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2c5a7925481909fa398453451a126 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2c60ae5108190b735939eac69e11a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.