Triple

T1697602
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lester Frank Ward E36693 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Ward
Ward is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, science, arts, and sports.
 E191911 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: Ward | Statement: [Lester Frank Ward, familyName, Ward]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ward
Context triple: [Lester Frank Ward, familyName, Ward]
  • A. Ward
    Ward is the surname of C.J. Ramone, the American musician and bassist best known for his work with the punk rock band the Ramones.
  • B. Ward
    Ward is the commonly used short form of the name Ward Cunningham, the American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development.
  • C. North Ward
    North Ward is a predominantly residential and historically Italian-American neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, known for its parks, schools, and active community life.
  • D. West Ward
    West Ward is a predominantly residential and historically working- to middle-class section of Newark, New Jersey, known for its diverse communities and mix of older housing stock and commercial corridors.
  • E. Cumberland Ward
    Cumberland Ward is a municipal electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario, representing the suburban and rural communities in the city's east end.
  • 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: Ward
Triple: [Lester Frank Ward, familyName, Ward]
Generated description
Ward is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, science, arts, and sports.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ward
Target entity description: Ward is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, science, arts, and sports.
  • A. Ward
    Ward is the surname of C.J. Ramone, the American musician and bassist best known for his work with the punk rock band the Ramones.
  • B. Ward
    Ward is the commonly used short form of the name Ward Cunningham, the American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development.
  • C. North Ward
    North Ward is a predominantly residential and historically Italian-American neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, known for its parks, schools, and active community life.
  • D. West Ward
    West Ward is a predominantly residential and historically working- to middle-class section of Newark, New Jersey, known for its diverse communities and mix of older housing stock and commercial corridors.
  • E. Cumberland Ward
    Cumberland Ward is a municipal electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario, representing the suburban and rural communities in the city's east end.
  • 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_69a886163dec8190859c514232a37a05 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa62b78d20819096f0602058c46d8a completed March 6, 2026, 5:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad799ad838819087e945f47284a3b0 completed March 8, 2026, 1:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad81f90e948190b83078523b1cf3f8 completed March 8, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad82755910819087aa9940dc1e7495 completed March 8, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.