Triple
T2774798
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Houghton, Michigan |
E61542
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entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Douglass Houghton |
E281762
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Douglass Houghton | Statement: [Houghton, Michigan, namedAfter, Douglass Houghton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglass Houghton Context triple: [Houghton, Michigan, namedAfter, Douglass Houghton]
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A.
Douglass Houghton
chosen
Douglass Houghton was a 19th-century American geologist and the first State Geologist of Michigan, noted for his pioneering surveys that spurred copper mining in the Upper Peninsula.
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B.
Nathaniel Shaler
Nathaniel Shaler was a 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor known for his work in glacial geology and for popularizing geological science through influential writings.
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C.
Solomon Willard
Solomon Willard was a 19th-century American architect and stone carver best known for his influential role in early granite construction and contributions to Boston-area landmarks.
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D.
Josiah Whitney
Josiah Whitney was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor who served as the state geologist of California and became a leading figure in the geological exploration of the American West.
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E.
William Hammond Hall
William Hammond Hall was a 19th-century American civil engineer and landscape architect best known as the first State Engineer of California and the master planner of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ab4b7cd13481909174bca9809ed259 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdd7f9570819087f1b1cb59d68586 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc058c8a48190bbd151251678b4ee |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.