Triple
T20479721
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whiting 1 |
E502419
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alan B. Whiting |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Alan B. Whiting | Statement: [Whiting 1, discoveredBy, Alan B. Whiting]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan B. Whiting Context triple: [Whiting 1, discoveredBy, Alan B. Whiting]
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A.
Alan B. Whiting
chosen
Alan B. Whiting is an astronomer known for his work on dwarf spheroidal galaxies, including the discovery of the Andromeda VI satellite galaxy of Andromeda.
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B.
George William C. Whiting
George William C. Whiting was a benefactor and namesake of Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
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C.
Robert H. Pierson
Robert H. Pierson was an American Seventh-day Adventist pastor and administrator who served as president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists from 1966 to 1979.
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D.
Ernest T. Weir
Ernest T. Weir was an American industrialist and steel magnate who co-founded and led the Weirton Steel Company, playing a major role in the development of Weirton, West Virginia.
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E.
Sidney Souers
Sidney Souers was an American naval officer and intelligence official who became the first Director of Central Intelligence, helping to shape the early U.S. postwar intelligence structure.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4af32848190aea80682b44d5d6e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e69b55d7a881909dfe3ea0e74b742b |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:34 a.m.