Triple
T2209974
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Adjutant General of the Continental Army |
E50891
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeldBy |
P8
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Timothy Pickering
Timothy Pickering was an American Revolutionary War officer and later statesman who served as U.S. Postmaster General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State under Presidents Washington and Adams.
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E245558
|
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: Timothy Pickering | Statement: [Adjutant General of the Continental Army, positionHeldBy, Timothy Pickering]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Pickering Context triple: [Adjutant General of the Continental Army, positionHeldBy, Timothy Pickering]
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A.
William Gage
William Gage is a name shared by several notable historical figures, including English politicians and nobility active between the 16th and 18th centuries.
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B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Alexander Macomb
Alexander Macomb was a prominent early 19th-century U.S. Army general who served as Commanding General of the Army and played key roles in conflicts such as the War of 1812 and the Seminole Wars.
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D.
William Pinkney
William Pinkney was a prominent early American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served in various high-level roles for the United States, including as U.S. Attorney General and minister to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Henry McCullough
Henry McCullough was a Northern Irish guitarist and singer best known for his work with Paul McCartney and Wings, as well as his contributions to Joe Cocker’s Grease Band and various solo projects.
- 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: Timothy Pickering Triple: [Adjutant General of the Continental Army, positionHeldBy, Timothy Pickering]
Generated description
Timothy Pickering was an American Revolutionary War officer and later statesman who served as U.S. Postmaster General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State under Presidents Washington and Adams.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Pickering Target entity description: Timothy Pickering was an American Revolutionary War officer and later statesman who served as U.S. Postmaster General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State under Presidents Washington and Adams.
-
A.
William Gage
William Gage is a name shared by several notable historical figures, including English politicians and nobility active between the 16th and 18th centuries.
-
B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Alexander Macomb
Alexander Macomb was a prominent early 19th-century U.S. Army general who served as Commanding General of the Army and played key roles in conflicts such as the War of 1812 and the Seminole Wars.
-
D.
William Pinkney
William Pinkney was a prominent early American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served in various high-level roles for the United States, including as U.S. Attorney General and minister to the United Kingdom.
-
E.
Henry McCullough
Henry McCullough was a Northern Irish guitarist and singer best known for his work with Paul McCartney and Wings, as well as his contributions to Joe Cocker’s Grease Band and various solo projects.
- 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_69a88b06709c8190978fb2418470d1b6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbfce5abc8190b90b92e32045385d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae655045d081909b8294ec706e0814 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae662f689881908ecd76952b78f863 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae668ef8bc819085ed1c83f447d396 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.