Triple

T16331889
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Goodwin E396573 entity
Predicate influencedBy P9 FINISHED
Object William Perkins E15359 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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 Perkins | Statement: [Thomas Goodwin, influencedBy, William Perkins]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Perkins
Context triple: [Thomas Goodwin, influencedBy, William Perkins]
  • A. William Perkins chosen
    William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
  • B. Richard Sibbes
    Richard Sibbes was a prominent early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and preacher, best known for his deeply devotional writings such as "The Bruised Reed" that emphasized God's grace and pastoral comfort.
  • C. William Ames
    William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
  • D. John Owen
    John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
  • E. John Owen
    John Owen is a motorsport engineer best known as a leading designer of championship-winning Mercedes Formula One cars.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d87f255b788190a400eba031dd85d8 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e2c4dfd9688190a749e48ebc055baf ner completed
NED1 batch_6a002da915ac8190820acbe0db72c8a1 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.