Triple
T2272861
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | De Witt |
E50699
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas De Witt
Thomas De Witt is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals, most commonly associated with American clergymen and public figures from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E252584
|
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: Thomas De Witt | Statement: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Thomas De Witt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas De Witt Context triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Thomas De Witt]
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A.
Simeon De Witt
Simeon De Witt was an American surveyor and cartographer who served as Surveyor General of New York for over fifty years, playing a key role in mapping and planning the state after the Revolutionary War.
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B.
James McHenry
James McHenry was an American statesman, physician, Revolutionary War surgeon, and U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
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C.
George S. Clinton
George S. Clinton is an American composer best known for his work on film scores, particularly for the Austin Powers comedy series.
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D.
George Clinton
George Clinton was an American Founding Father, longtime governor of New York, and one of the first vice presidents of the United States, serving under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
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E.
Philo Delano
Philo Delano was a member of the prominent Delano family, an American lineage known for its historical influence and connections to notable political figures.
- 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: Thomas De Witt Triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Thomas De Witt]
Generated description
Thomas De Witt is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals, most commonly associated with American clergymen and public figures from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas De Witt Target entity description: Thomas De Witt is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals, most commonly associated with American clergymen and public figures from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Simeon De Witt
Simeon De Witt was an American surveyor and cartographer who served as Surveyor General of New York for over fifty years, playing a key role in mapping and planning the state after the Revolutionary War.
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B.
James McHenry
James McHenry was an American statesman, physician, Revolutionary War surgeon, and U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
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C.
George S. Clinton
George S. Clinton is an American composer best known for his work on film scores, particularly for the Austin Powers comedy series.
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D.
George Clinton
George Clinton was an American Founding Father, longtime governor of New York, and one of the first vice presidents of the United States, serving under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
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E.
Philo Delano
Philo Delano was a member of the prominent Delano family, an American lineage known for its historical influence and connections to notable political figures.
- 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_69a88b05910c8190a9a2b1ff230c85f9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc1e872448190a1d6c6071b2a294b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae7f0ed1b881909ba3c7f9fea50267 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae7fee12ac8190bb9924f7467434a6 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae8061cd348190b0b0b65dcf730f99 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.