Triple
T2736850
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney |
E60649
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Townshend
Townshend is an English surname historically associated with a prominent aristocratic family involved in British politics and public life.
|
E293911
|
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: Townshend | Statement: [Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, familyName, Townshend]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Townshend Context triple: [Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, familyName, Townshend]
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A.
Walpole
Walpole is a prominent English surname most famously associated with the 18th-century statesman Robert Walpole, often regarded as Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister.
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B.
Montagu
Montagu is a British noble family name most famously associated with John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, after whom the sandwich is named.
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C.
Aldermaston
Aldermaston is an English village in Berkshire best known as the site of major anti-nuclear weapons protests and marches.
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D.
Yates
Yates is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across literature, politics, sports, and other fields.
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E.
Rushworth
Rushworth is the middle name of Lord Jellicoe, a British naval officer and statesman who served as First Sea Lord during World War I.
- 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: Townshend Triple: [Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, familyName, Townshend]
Generated description
Townshend is an English surname historically associated with a prominent aristocratic family involved in British politics and public life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Townshend Target entity description: Townshend is an English surname historically associated with a prominent aristocratic family involved in British politics and public life.
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A.
Walpole
Walpole is a prominent English surname most famously associated with the 18th-century statesman Robert Walpole, often regarded as Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister.
-
B.
Montagu
Montagu is a British noble family name most famously associated with John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, after whom the sandwich is named.
-
C.
Aldermaston
Aldermaston is an English village in Berkshire best known as the site of major anti-nuclear weapons protests and marches.
-
D.
Yates
Yates is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across literature, politics, sports, and other fields.
-
E.
Rushworth
Rushworth is the middle name of Lord Jellicoe, a British naval officer and statesman who served as First Sea Lord during World War I.
- 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_69ab4b77febc819095603eb012cd141b |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdb11c66c81909058f2978aa5fae9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afb6a5dda0819092508b9e10030d09 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb88eed3c8190a74cabe803cdc2ec |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb95468c88190929c736cef8c50d5 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.