Triple
T15974896
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dillard's |
E387419
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William T. Dillard
William T. Dillard was an American businessman best known as the founder of the Dillard's department store chain.
|
E1185645
|
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: William T. Dillard | Statement: [Dillard's, foundedBy, William T. Dillard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William T. Dillard Context triple: [Dillard's, foundedBy, William T. Dillard]
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A.
J. Dallas Dort
J. Dallas Dort was an American automobile pioneer and industrialist best known as the co-founder of the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, a key precursor to General Motors.
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B.
Fred G. Meyer
Fred G. Meyer was an American businessman and retail pioneer best known for creating the Fred Meyer chain of one-stop shopping superstores in the Pacific Northwest.
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C.
William Henry Belk
William Henry Belk was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the Belk department store chain in the late 19th century.
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D.
Arthur D. Healey
Arthur D. Healey was a U.S. Congressman and judge whose legislative work on labor standards led to the federal Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act bearing his name.
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E.
Raymond J. Harbert
Raymond J. Harbert is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as a major benefactor of Auburn University, for which its College of Business is named in his honor.
- 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: William T. Dillard Triple: [Dillard's, foundedBy, William T. Dillard]
Generated description
William T. Dillard was an American businessman best known as the founder of the Dillard's department store chain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William T. Dillard Target entity description: William T. Dillard was an American businessman best known as the founder of the Dillard's department store chain.
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A.
J. Dallas Dort
J. Dallas Dort was an American automobile pioneer and industrialist best known as the co-founder of the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, a key precursor to General Motors.
-
B.
Fred G. Meyer
Fred G. Meyer was an American businessman and retail pioneer best known for creating the Fred Meyer chain of one-stop shopping superstores in the Pacific Northwest.
-
C.
William Henry Belk
William Henry Belk was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the Belk department store chain in the late 19th century.
-
D.
Arthur D. Healey
Arthur D. Healey was a U.S. Congressman and judge whose legislative work on labor standards led to the federal Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act bearing his name.
-
E.
Raymond J. Harbert
Raymond J. Harbert is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as a major benefactor of Auburn University, for which its College of Business is named in his honor.
- 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_69d86da94ccc819083d187f5dc6a123e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1572c216c81908f2070d2a87609c2 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffbe8ce7788190a3e0aefc9a29d58a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffbf50d5fc8190a045846f046e04cf |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffbfb1ed7c81908771dedce172707a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m.