Triple
T393880
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Tecumseh Sherman |
E8937
|
entity |
| Predicate | adoptiveFamily |
P12541
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas Ewing Sr. |
E20076
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Thomas Ewing Sr. | Statement: [William Tecumseh Sherman, adoptiveFamily, Thomas Ewing Sr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Ewing Sr. Context triple: [William Tecumseh Sherman, adoptiveFamily, Thomas Ewing Sr.]
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A.
Thomas Ewing
chosen
Thomas Ewing was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and held multiple cabinet positions, including being the inaugural Secretary of the Interior.
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B.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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C.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
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D.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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E.
Bones McKinney
Bones McKinney was an American professional basketball player and later coach, best known for his colorful personality and contributions to early pro basketball and college coaching.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: adoptiveFamily Context triple: [William Tecumseh Sherman, adoptiveFamily, Thomas Ewing Sr.]
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A.
adoptiveChild
Indicates that one entity is the child of another through legal adoption rather than biological descent.
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B.
adoptedThrough
Indicates that an adoption relationship was established or carried out by means of a specified process, channel, or intermediary.
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C.
adoptedWith
Indicates that two or more entities were adopted at the same time or as part of the same adoption event or process.
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D.
adoptedUnder
Indicates that something has been formally accepted, implemented, or brought into effect according to a specified rule, procedure, or authority.
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E.
adoptiveFather
Indicates that one person is the legally recognized father of another through adoption rather than biological parentage.
- 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_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec77a8a08190b6f96373aa8c1346 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a40ad5f2608190b03860bfc600ac04 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2e96bd3848190a66ca14dfbd26da5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a2ea7d03a88190aab72e61d8673488 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:15 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.