Triple
T4021515
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Turdidae |
E91288
|
entity |
| Predicate | describedBy |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a 19th-century polymath naturalist and taxonomist known for his prolific and often controversial descriptions of new species in North America and beyond.
|
E407029
|
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: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque | Statement: [Turdidae, describedBy, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Context triple: [Turdidae, describedBy, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque]
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A.
John Cassin
John Cassin was a 19th-century American ornithologist known for describing numerous bird species and contributing significantly to early American bird taxonomy.
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B.
Daniel Solander
Daniel Solander was an 18th-century Swedish naturalist and botanist who accompanied James Cook and Joseph Banks on pioneering scientific explorations in the Pacific.
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C.
James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana was a prominent 19th-century American geologist, mineralogist, and zoologist known for his influential works on volcanic activity, mountain-building, and systematic mineral classification.
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D.
George Engelmann
George Engelmann was a 19th-century German-American botanist and physician known for his pioneering taxonomic work on North American desert and mountain plants, including cacti and yuccas.
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E.
Frederic Clements
Frederic Clements was an American plant ecologist best known for developing the influential theory of ecological succession, viewing plant communities as integrated “superorganisms” that progress through predictable stages.
- 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: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Triple: [Turdidae, describedBy, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque]
Generated description
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a 19th-century polymath naturalist and taxonomist known for his prolific and often controversial descriptions of new species in North America and beyond.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Target entity description: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a 19th-century polymath naturalist and taxonomist known for his prolific and often controversial descriptions of new species in North America and beyond.
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A.
John Cassin
John Cassin was a 19th-century American ornithologist known for describing numerous bird species and contributing significantly to early American bird taxonomy.
-
B.
Daniel Solander
Daniel Solander was an 18th-century Swedish naturalist and botanist who accompanied James Cook and Joseph Banks on pioneering scientific explorations in the Pacific.
-
C.
James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana was a prominent 19th-century American geologist, mineralogist, and zoologist known for his influential works on volcanic activity, mountain-building, and systematic mineral classification.
-
D.
George Engelmann
George Engelmann was a 19th-century German-American botanist and physician known for his pioneering taxonomic work on North American desert and mountain plants, including cacti and yuccas.
-
E.
Frederic Clements
Frederic Clements was an American plant ecologist best known for developing the influential theory of ecological succession, viewing plant communities as integrated “superorganisms” that progress through predictable stages.
- 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_69aed9618b04819081750d979d2af098 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefacb4c208190b8dd595a534850b2 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c7fd474819097766194ca8d165d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54dd51ef48190974bb190d32016bc |
completed | March 14, 2026, noon |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b54e498320819088fea96b83564c69 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:02 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m.