Triple

T2669213
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Oxford English Dictionary E55708 entity
Predicate hasChiefEditor P19440 FINISHED
Object James Murray (historical)
James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known for serving as the principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
E288122 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: James Murray (historical) | Statement: [Oxford English Dictionary, hasChiefEditor, James Murray (historical)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Murray (historical)
Context triple: [Oxford English Dictionary, hasChiefEditor, James Murray (historical)]
  • A. Thomas Hume
    Thomas Hume was a prominent 19th-century lumber baron and businessman in Muskegon, Michigan, whose success in the lumber industry led to the construction of the historic Hackley and Hume homes.
  • B. William Robertson
    William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
  • C. George Murray
    George Murray was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served in several high-ranking imperial posts in the early 19th century.
  • D. George Morton
    George Morton was a 17th-century English Puritan and early supporter of the Plymouth Colony, best known for helping publish and promote accounts of the Pilgrims in England.
  • E. John Carlyle
    John Carlyle was an 18th-century Scottish merchant and prominent early resident of Alexandria, Virginia, whose wealth and status are reflected in the grand Carlyle House built for him.
  • 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: James Murray (historical)
Triple: [Oxford English Dictionary, hasChiefEditor, James Murray (historical)]
Generated description
James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known for serving as the principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Murray (historical)
Target entity description: James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known for serving as the principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
  • A. Thomas Hume
    Thomas Hume was a prominent 19th-century lumber baron and businessman in Muskegon, Michigan, whose success in the lumber industry led to the construction of the historic Hackley and Hume homes.
  • B. William Robertson
    William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
  • C. George Murray
    George Murray was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served in several high-ranking imperial posts in the early 19th century.
  • D. George Morton
    George Morton was a 17th-century English Puritan and early supporter of the Plymouth Colony, best known for helping publish and promote accounts of the Pilgrims in England.
  • E. John Carlyle
    John Carlyle was an 18th-century Scottish merchant and prominent early resident of Alexandria, Virginia, whose wealth and status are reflected in the grand Carlyle House built for him.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasChiefEditor
Context triple: [Oxford English Dictionary, hasChiefEditor, James Murray (historical)]
  • A. formerEditorInChief
    Indicates that a person previously held, but no longer holds, the position of editor-in-chief of a publication or organization.
  • B. namedEditorInChief chosen
    Indicates that one entity has been designated to serve in the role of editor-in-chief for another entity, such as a publication or organization.
  • C. hasEditorialFocus
    Indicates that an entity (such as a publication or section) is primarily concerned with or oriented around a particular editorial topic, theme, or subject area.
  • D. editedBy
    Indicates that one entity has revised, modified, or otherwise made editorial changes to another entity.
  • E. hasEditorialBoard
    Indicates that an entity (such as a publication or journal) is overseen or governed by a specific editorial board.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ab49e54de48190be708cd1cf8be073 completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd98bacf48190b5633f1a3ec8f0cf completed March 7, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afa05d028c8190860587da07ea7e9b completed March 10, 2026, 4:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afa0fef4c481908db42628cd6e72fe completed March 10, 2026, 4:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afa1fc3884819094503650206ec788 completed March 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abd8190ad481908f3e14ac84d0940a completed March 7, 2026, 7:47 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.