Triple
T3521366
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thornton Tomasetti |
E74428
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles H. Thornton
Charles H. Thornton is a prominent American structural engineer and industry leader best known as a co-founder of the global engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti.
|
E848328
|
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: Charles H. Thornton | Statement: [Thornton Tomasetti, foundedBy, Charles H. Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles H. Thornton Context triple: [Thornton Tomasetti, foundedBy, Charles H. Thornton]
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A.
Charles B. Reed
Charles B. Reed was an American academic administrator who led the California State University system as its chancellor, overseeing one of the largest public university systems in the United States.
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B.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
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C.
Melvin P. Thorpe
Melvin P. Thorpe is a flamboyant, moralizing television reporter and crusader who exposes the illegal brothel at the center of the musical comedy film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
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D.
Charles A. L. Reed
Charles A. L. Reed was an American physician and medical leader best known for helping to establish the American Cancer Society.
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E.
Charles B. Mulvehill
Charles B. Mulvehill was a film producer best known for his work on the cult classic dark comedy "Harold and Maude."
- 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: Charles H. Thornton Triple: [Thornton Tomasetti, foundedBy, Charles H. Thornton]
Generated description
Charles H. Thornton is a prominent American structural engineer and industry leader best known as a co-founder of the global engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles H. Thornton Target entity description: Charles H. Thornton is a prominent American structural engineer and industry leader best known as a co-founder of the global engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti.
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A.
Charles B. Reed
Charles B. Reed was an American academic administrator who led the California State University system as its chancellor, overseeing one of the largest public university systems in the United States.
-
B.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
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C.
Melvin P. Thorpe
Melvin P. Thorpe is a flamboyant, moralizing television reporter and crusader who exposes the illegal brothel at the center of the musical comedy film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
-
D.
Charles A. L. Reed
Charles A. L. Reed was an American physician and medical leader best known for helping to establish the American Cancer Society.
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E.
Charles B. Mulvehill
Charles B. Mulvehill was a film producer best known for his work on the cult classic dark comedy "Harold and Maude."
- 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_69ad85d0c5488190a3d8e02ebd01a1aa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbc4c6ac8819096e9c773f3cccbfb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d3549788608190a1949eb254e43a8e |
completed | April 6, 2026, 6:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d356211fd8819089db018473b959e9 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d356a1c48c81909820ad66d96c9cc5 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.