Triple

T1697624
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lester Frank Ward E36693 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Applied Sociology
Applied Sociology is a foundational work in sociological theory by Lester Frank Ward that advocates using scientific methods and social planning to address and improve social problems.
E191914 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: Applied Sociology | Statement: [Lester Frank Ward, notableWork, Applied Sociology]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Applied Sociology
Context triple: [Lester Frank Ward, notableWork, Applied Sociology]
  • A. Social Sciences
    Social Sciences is an academic field that studies human society and social relationships through disciplines such as sociology, psychology, economics, political science, and anthropology.
  • B. School of Applied Social Studies
    The School of Applied Social Studies is an academic unit of Robert Gordon University specializing in professional education and research in fields such as social work, social care, and related social sciences.
  • C. The Study of Sociology
    The Study of Sociology is an 1873 work by Herbert Spencer that lays out his early systematic approach to sociological theory and methodology.
  • D. School of Sociology and Public Policy
    The School of Sociology and Public Policy is an academic unit of ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon specializing in the study and research of social sciences and public policy.
  • E. School of Social Policy & Practice
    The School of Social Policy & Practice is a graduate professional school at the University of Pennsylvania focused on social work, social policy, nonprofit leadership, and social justice.
  • 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: Applied Sociology
Triple: [Lester Frank Ward, notableWork, Applied Sociology]
Generated description
Applied Sociology is a foundational work in sociological theory by Lester Frank Ward that advocates using scientific methods and social planning to address and improve social problems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Applied Sociology
Target entity description: Applied Sociology is a foundational work in sociological theory by Lester Frank Ward that advocates using scientific methods and social planning to address and improve social problems.
  • A. Social Sciences
    Social Sciences is an academic field that studies human society and social relationships through disciplines such as sociology, psychology, economics, political science, and anthropology.
  • B. School of Applied Social Studies
    The School of Applied Social Studies is an academic unit of Robert Gordon University specializing in professional education and research in fields such as social work, social care, and related social sciences.
  • C. The Study of Sociology
    The Study of Sociology is an 1873 work by Herbert Spencer that lays out his early systematic approach to sociological theory and methodology.
  • D. School of Sociology and Public Policy
    The School of Sociology and Public Policy is an academic unit of ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon specializing in the study and research of social sciences and public policy.
  • E. School of Social Policy & Practice
    The School of Social Policy & Practice is a graduate professional school at the University of Pennsylvania focused on social work, social policy, nonprofit leadership, and social justice.
  • 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_69aa62d2622c81908e39e07bf1117821 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.