Triple
T2538242
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Process and Reality |
E56321
|
entity |
| Predicate | correctedEditionEditor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
|
E690666
|
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: Donald W. Sherburne | Statement: [Process and Reality, correctedEditionEditor, Donald W. Sherburne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald W. Sherburne Context triple: [Process and Reality, correctedEditionEditor, Donald W. Sherburne]
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A.
Elbert A. Smith
Elbert A. Smith was an American religious leader and writer who served as a prominent apostle and later Presiding Patriarch in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
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B.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
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C.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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D.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
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E.
Clifford B. Harmon
Clifford B. Harmon was an American aviation pioneer and real estate developer best known for promoting early aeronautics and establishing awards that recognized achievements in flight.
- 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: Donald W. Sherburne Triple: [Process and Reality, correctedEditionEditor, Donald W. Sherburne]
Generated description
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald W. Sherburne Target entity description: Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
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A.
Elbert A. Smith
Elbert A. Smith was an American religious leader and writer who served as a prominent apostle and later Presiding Patriarch in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
-
B.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
-
C.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
-
D.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
-
E.
Clifford B. Harmon
Clifford B. Harmon was an American aviation pioneer and real estate developer best known for promoting early aeronautics and establishing awards that recognized achievements in flight.
- 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_69ab4a49b6508190bc467fbef4bac334 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd8317b0481908d6d1436732253b2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c941f469c881908e83cfd6c8191af1 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c945f81a708190a5c83f0f6a8f6a71 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c9466cb89c8190ae4a045290d1964a |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.