Triple
T16526016
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dexter |
E401438
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Dexter
William Dexter is a relatively obscure individual known primarily for sharing the surname associated with the better-known Dexter family name.
|
E1255136
|
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 Dexter | Statement: [Dexter, hasNotableBearer, William Dexter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Dexter Context triple: [Dexter, hasNotableBearer, William Dexter]
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A.
Samuel William Dexter
Samuel William Dexter was an early 19th-century American settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Dexter, Michigan, is named.
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B.
Henry Dexter
Henry Dexter was a 19th-century American sculptor known for his portrait busts and statues of prominent political and military figures.
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C.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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D.
Benjamin Franklin Keith
Benjamin Franklin Keith was a pioneering American vaudeville theater owner and impresario who helped shape popular entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
George Holbrook
George Holbrook was an American clockmaker and bell founder known for producing church bells and tower clocks in the 19th century.
- 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 Dexter Triple: [Dexter, hasNotableBearer, William Dexter]
Generated description
William Dexter is a relatively obscure individual known primarily for sharing the surname associated with the better-known Dexter family name.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Dexter Target entity description: William Dexter is a relatively obscure individual known primarily for sharing the surname associated with the better-known Dexter family name.
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A.
Samuel William Dexter
Samuel William Dexter was an early 19th-century American settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Dexter, Michigan, is named.
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B.
Henry Dexter
Henry Dexter was a 19th-century American sculptor known for his portrait busts and statues of prominent political and military figures.
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C.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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D.
Benjamin Franklin Keith
Benjamin Franklin Keith was a pioneering American vaudeville theater owner and impresario who helped shape popular entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
George Holbrook
George Holbrook was an American clockmaker and bell founder known for producing church bells and tower clocks in the 19th century.
- 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_69d883838abc8190bc79cb2d41733ce2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32ed3f0388190a9f03473c37dfc46 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a015fb40dc08190b9d6a04f3c19f57d |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01611507bc8190a55d3c67f967ce89 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a016166c854819090571ee05e77995d |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:14 a.m.