Triple

T15296887
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dickinson, North Dakota E365683 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Wells S. Dickinson
Wells S. Dickinson was an early settler and influential figure in the development of southwestern North Dakota, for whom the city of Dickinson is named.
E1158409 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: Wells S. Dickinson | Statement: [Dickinson, North Dakota, namedAfter, Wells S. Dickinson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wells S. Dickinson
Context triple: [Dickinson, North Dakota, namedAfter, Wells S. Dickinson]
  • A. Samuel Fowler Dickinson
    Samuel Fowler Dickinson was a prominent 19th-century Amherst lawyer, educator, and civic leader, best known as the grandfather of poet Emily Dickinson and an influential figure in the town’s early development.
  • B. Eaton L. Dickey
    Eaton L. Dickey was an American diplomat who served as a U.S. ambassador, notably representing the United States in Panama.
  • C. William J. Porter
    William J. Porter was a notable American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to several countries and held key positions in the State Department during the mid-20th century.
  • D. Ludlow Ogden Smith
    Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
  • E. John Mead Howells
    John Mead Howells was an American architect best known for his influential skyscraper designs in the early 20th century and his role in shaping Chicago’s and New York’s urban skylines.
  • 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: Wells S. Dickinson
Triple: [Dickinson, North Dakota, namedAfter, Wells S. Dickinson]
Generated description
Wells S. Dickinson was an early settler and influential figure in the development of southwestern North Dakota, for whom the city of Dickinson is named.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wells S. Dickinson
Target entity description: Wells S. Dickinson was an early settler and influential figure in the development of southwestern North Dakota, for whom the city of Dickinson is named.
  • A. Samuel Fowler Dickinson
    Samuel Fowler Dickinson was a prominent 19th-century Amherst lawyer, educator, and civic leader, best known as the grandfather of poet Emily Dickinson and an influential figure in the town’s early development.
  • B. Eaton L. Dickey
    Eaton L. Dickey was an American diplomat who served as a U.S. ambassador, notably representing the United States in Panama.
  • C. William J. Porter
    William J. Porter was a notable American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to several countries and held key positions in the State Department during the mid-20th century.
  • D. Ludlow Ogden Smith
    Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
  • E. John Mead Howells
    John Mead Howells was an American architect best known for his influential skyscraper designs in the early 20th century and his role in shaping Chicago’s and New York’s urban skylines.
  • 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_69d85a113ee881908e297a1d38dd79fa completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e036848c1881908fbaaae0216d6d27 completed April 16, 2026, 1:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff2cea6bb88190a6d6f7c55daa4677 completed May 9, 2026, 12:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff2d49af388190b2d5526946376264 completed May 9, 2026, 12:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff2daa61dc81908b3a8072d6ffa3ee completed May 9, 2026, 12:50 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:15 a.m.