Triple
T1686344
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Trenton, New Jersey |
E36449
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Trent
William Trent was an early 18th-century Scottish-born merchant and landowner in colonial America, best known for founding and lending his name to Trenton, New Jersey.
|
E205511
|
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 Trent | Statement: [Trenton, New Jersey, namedAfter, William Trent]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Trent Context triple: [Trenton, New Jersey, namedAfter, William Trent]
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A.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
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B.
Philemon Dickerson
Philemon Dickerson was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of New Jersey and a U.S. Representative.
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C.
Jeremiah Elfreth
Jeremiah Elfreth was an 18th-century Philadelphia blacksmith and property owner whose name was given to the historic residential street now known as Elfreth's Alley.
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D.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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E.
Moses McWilliams
Moses McWilliams was the first husband of Madam C. J. Walker, the pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist.
- 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 Trent Triple: [Trenton, New Jersey, namedAfter, William Trent]
Generated description
William Trent was an early 18th-century Scottish-born merchant and landowner in colonial America, best known for founding and lending his name to Trenton, New Jersey.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Trent Target entity description: William Trent was an early 18th-century Scottish-born merchant and landowner in colonial America, best known for founding and lending his name to Trenton, New Jersey.
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A.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
-
B.
Philemon Dickerson
Philemon Dickerson was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of New Jersey and a U.S. Representative.
-
C.
Jeremiah Elfreth
Jeremiah Elfreth was an 18th-century Philadelphia blacksmith and property owner whose name was given to the historic residential street now known as Elfreth's Alley.
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D.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
-
E.
Moses McWilliams
Moses McWilliams was the first husband of Madam C. J. Walker, the pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist.
- 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_69a886151508819084fa7f1ce6e05577 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa6293c368819094ab0f615e418647 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adc993bbb4819085fb5832b33819bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adcaed1f788190b14c3e2d2c3036d9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adcbee97e88190adc1315c0a5013ab |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.