Triple
T4590715
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Warder Norton |
E103479
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William W. Norton
William W. Norton was an American publisher who co-founded the influential independent publishing house W. W. Norton & Company.
|
E607830
|
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 W. Norton | Statement: [William Warder Norton, knownAs, William W. Norton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William W. Norton Context triple: [William Warder Norton, knownAs, William W. Norton]
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A.
Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke was a United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service during the 19th century, particularly in the American Civil War.
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B.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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C.
Samuel M. Comer
Samuel M. Comer was an American film set decorator and art director known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood productions.
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D.
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Samuel L. M. Barlow is a notable individual who shares the surname Barlow and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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E.
Thomas H. B. Symons
Thomas H. B. Symons was a Canadian academic and public servant best known as the founding president of Trent University and a leading figure in the development of Canadian studies.
- 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 W. Norton Triple: [William Warder Norton, knownAs, William W. Norton]
Generated description
William W. Norton was an American publisher who co-founded the influential independent publishing house W. W. Norton & Company.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William W. Norton Target entity description: William W. Norton was an American publisher who co-founded the influential independent publishing house W. W. Norton & Company.
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A.
Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke was a United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service during the 19th century, particularly in the American Civil War.
-
B.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
-
C.
Samuel M. Comer
Samuel M. Comer was an American film set decorator and art director known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood productions.
-
D.
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Samuel L. M. Barlow is a notable individual who shares the surname Barlow and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
-
E.
Thomas H. B. Symons
Thomas H. B. Symons was a Canadian academic and public servant best known as the founding president of Trent University and a leading figure in the development of Canadian studies.
- 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_69bd43dccaf08190aa89e9991a289719 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd5923c0c88190952137d448d474cf |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6e3ff314c8190b66f8b0a7ae3c039 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6e7c75140819082a32e4662e0b07c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6e8881b848190bd6184aeaf311d24 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.