Triple
T4216066
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nesiota elliptica |
E94218
|
entity |
| Predicate | describedBy |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William John Burchell
William John Burchell was a 19th-century English explorer, naturalist, and illustrator known for his extensive travels and scientific collections in Africa and South America.
|
E422098
|
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: William John Burchell | Statement: [Nesiota elliptica, describedBy, William John Burchell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William John Burchell Context triple: [Nesiota elliptica, describedBy, William John Burchell]
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A.
Thomas Horsfield
Thomas Horsfield was a 19th-century American physician and naturalist known for his influential zoological and botanical work in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Edward Blyth
Edward Blyth was a 19th-century English zoologist and ornithologist known for his pioneering work in animal classification and as one of the early contributors to evolutionary thought.
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C.
Samuel Baker
Samuel Baker was an 18th-century British bookseller and auctioneer best known for establishing the auction house that became Sotheby’s.
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D.
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Nicholas Aylward Vigors was a 19th-century Irish zoologist and politician known for his influential work in ornithology and the classification of birds.
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E.
Ernest Thompson
Ernest Thompson is an American writer, actor, and director best known for his Academy Award–winning screenplay adaptation of his play "On Golden Pond."
- 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: William John Burchell Triple: [Nesiota elliptica, describedBy, William John Burchell]
Generated description
William John Burchell was a 19th-century English explorer, naturalist, and illustrator known for his extensive travels and scientific collections in Africa and South America.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William John Burchell Target entity description: William John Burchell was a 19th-century English explorer, naturalist, and illustrator known for his extensive travels and scientific collections in Africa and South America.
-
A.
Thomas Horsfield
Thomas Horsfield was a 19th-century American physician and naturalist known for his influential zoological and botanical work in Southeast Asia.
-
B.
Edward Blyth
Edward Blyth was a 19th-century English zoologist and ornithologist known for his pioneering work in animal classification and as one of the early contributors to evolutionary thought.
-
C.
Samuel Baker
Samuel Baker was an 18th-century British bookseller and auctioneer best known for establishing the auction house that became Sotheby’s.
-
D.
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Nicholas Aylward Vigors was a 19th-century Irish zoologist and politician known for his influential work in ornithology and the classification of birds.
-
E.
Ernest Thompson
Ernest Thompson is an American writer, actor, and director best known for his Academy Award–winning screenplay adaptation of his play "On Golden Pond."
- 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_69b3451997e08190851db4a9a588837d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34bea284081909beaded9873f0852 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5963779d08190a95eb110361bf1f1 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b597f5ec8481909408b6b49994bbe8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5985c8f6081909c479e89bc1ca449 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:04 p.m.