Triple
T14911990
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Woodward & Lothrop |
E371283
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Samuel Walter Woodward
Samuel Walter Woodward was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the prominent Washington, D.C. department store chain Woodward & Lothrop.
|
E1127524
|
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: Samuel Walter Woodward | Statement: [Woodward & Lothrop, foundedBy, Samuel Walter Woodward]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Walter Woodward Context triple: [Woodward & Lothrop, foundedBy, Samuel Walter Woodward]
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A.
Edward Abel Smith
Edward Abel Smith, also known as Ned Rocknroll, is a private British businessman best known as the husband of actress Kate Winslet and a member of the Branson family through his work with Virgin Galactic.
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B.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
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C.
Charles W. Woodward
Charles W. Woodward was a prominent figure significant enough in his community or field to have a high school named in his honor.
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D.
Charles Evans Whittaker
Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who served from 1957 to 1962 after a rapid rise through the federal judiciary.
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E.
John Randolph Webb
John Randolph Webb was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter best known for creating and starring as Sgt. Joe Friday in the classic radio and television series "Dragnet."
- 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: Samuel Walter Woodward Triple: [Woodward & Lothrop, foundedBy, Samuel Walter Woodward]
Generated description
Samuel Walter Woodward was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the prominent Washington, D.C. department store chain Woodward & Lothrop.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Walter Woodward Target entity description: Samuel Walter Woodward was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the prominent Washington, D.C. department store chain Woodward & Lothrop.
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A.
Edward Abel Smith
Edward Abel Smith, also known as Ned Rocknroll, is a private British businessman best known as the husband of actress Kate Winslet and a member of the Branson family through his work with Virgin Galactic.
-
B.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
-
C.
Charles W. Woodward
Charles W. Woodward was a prominent figure significant enough in his community or field to have a high school named in his honor.
-
D.
Charles Evans Whittaker
Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who served from 1957 to 1962 after a rapid rise through the federal judiciary.
-
E.
John Randolph Webb
John Randolph Webb was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter best known for creating and starring as Sgt. Joe Friday in the classic radio and television series "Dragnet."
- 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_69d85cc7ea3481908228b5acb7d06f12 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded61d75008190b6f9a1a38137836f |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe72bb366481909706d511f5ae1290 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe733a580c8190bc2f053188bb7145 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe75ecce8c8190a879d8f908d9fb28 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:26 a.m.