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)]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)]
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A.
formerEditorInChief
Indicates that a person previously held, but no longer holds, the position of editor-in-chief of a publication or organization.
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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.
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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.
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D.
editedBy
Indicates that one entity has revised, modified, or otherwise made editorial changes to another entity.
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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.