Triple
T4773816
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
E105994
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Dick
William Dick was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish veterinarian and educator who established one of the world’s earliest veterinary schools in Edinburgh.
|
E468838
|
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 Dick | Statement: [Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, foundedBy, William Dick]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Dick Context triple: [Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, foundedBy, William Dick]
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A.
John Allan
John Allan was the wealthy Richmond merchant who became Edgar Allan Poe’s foster father and played a major role in his early life and education.
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B.
William Wilson
William Wilson was a Scottish artist renowned for his stained glass, printmaking, and architectural sculpture in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Thomas Greene
Thomas Greene is a common English personal name shared by numerous individuals across various professions and historical periods.
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D.
Langdon Clemens
Langdon Clemens was the firstborn son of American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), who died in infancy.
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E.
Thomas Melville
Thomas Melville was a brother of American novelist Herman Melville, known primarily through his connection to the famous author and the Melville family history.
- 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 Dick Triple: [Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, foundedBy, William Dick]
Generated description
William Dick was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish veterinarian and educator who established one of the world’s earliest veterinary schools in Edinburgh.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Dick Target entity description: William Dick was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish veterinarian and educator who established one of the world’s earliest veterinary schools in Edinburgh.
-
A.
John Allan
John Allan was the wealthy Richmond merchant who became Edgar Allan Poe’s foster father and played a major role in his early life and education.
-
B.
William Wilson
William Wilson was a Scottish artist renowned for his stained glass, printmaking, and architectural sculpture in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Thomas Greene
Thomas Greene is a common English personal name shared by numerous individuals across various professions and historical periods.
-
D.
Langdon Clemens
Langdon Clemens was the firstborn son of American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), who died in infancy.
-
E.
Thomas Melville
Thomas Melville was a brother of American novelist Herman Melville, known primarily through his connection to the famous author and the Melville family history.
- 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_69bd43f3074c8190937e7b0a457fe9f1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6560b3448190a0debbd8da29d986 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be43c2995c81909b16baa672c4844a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be447c21d48190ab57c8761e733ff4 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be45f5ebec8190b62c428b465d1bd9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:21 p.m.