Triple
T3887585
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sewall |
E92979
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rufus Sewall
Rufus Sewall is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Sewall surname.
|
E400906
|
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: Rufus Sewall | Statement: [Sewall, hasNotableBearer, Rufus Sewall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rufus Sewall Context triple: [Sewall, hasNotableBearer, Rufus Sewall]
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A.
Peleg Wadsworth
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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B.
Samuel Whitney
Samuel Whitney was an 18th-century Concord, Massachusetts resident and militia officer associated with the early events of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
George W. Perkins
George W. Perkins was an American financier and philanthropist known for his influential role in Progressive Era reforms and support of major public health and social causes.
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D.
Samuel Waldo
Samuel Waldo was an 18th-century American land speculator and military officer whose influence in colonial Maine led to a county being named in his honor.
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E.
Joseph Sweetman Ames
Joseph Sweetman Ames was an American physicist, educator, and longtime Johns Hopkins University president who played a key role in early U.S. aeronautics research and leadership of NACA, NASA’s predecessor.
- 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: Rufus Sewall Triple: [Sewall, hasNotableBearer, Rufus Sewall]
Generated description
Rufus Sewall is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Sewall surname.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rufus Sewall Target entity description: Rufus Sewall is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Sewall surname.
-
A.
Peleg Wadsworth
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
-
B.
Samuel Whitney
Samuel Whitney was an 18th-century Concord, Massachusetts resident and militia officer associated with the early events of the American Revolutionary War.
-
C.
George W. Perkins
George W. Perkins was an American financier and philanthropist known for his influential role in Progressive Era reforms and support of major public health and social causes.
-
D.
Samuel Waldo
Samuel Waldo was an 18th-century American land speculator and military officer whose influence in colonial Maine led to a county being named in his honor.
-
E.
Joseph Sweetman Ames
Joseph Sweetman Ames was an American physicist, educator, and longtime Johns Hopkins University president who played a key role in early U.S. aeronautics research and leadership of NACA, NASA’s predecessor.
- 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_69aed9697de0819087c2559295ff3d12 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeecabe3548190a5cbf9d0af0bcfb6 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b533788a70819089d028cee84a7e87 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b53404294881908a91dced77133b57 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b53482a40c8190bd62b0bc8df92c0c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:12 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.