Triple
T4931884
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Macclesfield Canal |
E110714
|
entity |
| Predicate | engineer |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Crosley
William Crosley was a 19th-century civil engineer known for his work on English canal projects, including the Macclesfield Canal.
|
E489355
|
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 Crosley | Statement: [Macclesfield Canal, engineer, William Crosley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Crosley Context triple: [Macclesfield Canal, engineer, William Crosley]
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A.
George Crocker
George Crocker was an American financier and railroad executive, known as the son and heir of railroad magnate Charles Crocker and for his significant philanthropic activities.
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B.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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C.
Edwin Blashfield
Edwin Blashfield was an American muralist and painter best known for his large-scale allegorical works in prominent public buildings across the United States.
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D.
William Tharp
William Tharp was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Delaware.
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E.
Thomas Fiske
Thomas Fiske was an American mathematician and educator best known as a founder and early leader of the American Mathematical Society.
- 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 Crosley Triple: [Macclesfield Canal, engineer, William Crosley]
Generated description
William Crosley was a 19th-century civil engineer known for his work on English canal projects, including the Macclesfield Canal.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Crosley Target entity description: William Crosley was a 19th-century civil engineer known for his work on English canal projects, including the Macclesfield Canal.
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A.
George Crocker
George Crocker was an American financier and railroad executive, known as the son and heir of railroad magnate Charles Crocker and for his significant philanthropic activities.
-
B.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
-
C.
Edwin Blashfield
Edwin Blashfield was an American muralist and painter best known for his large-scale allegorical works in prominent public buildings across the United States.
-
D.
William Tharp
William Tharp was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Delaware.
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E.
Thomas Fiske
Thomas Fiske was an American mathematician and educator best known as a founder and early leader of the American Mathematical Society.
- 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_69bd4415190c8190817bee7ec9f9f944 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7063c57c8190a5a6fb3586238d35 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be9c4857cc819085fbdd996134a5e8 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:25 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bea0b239848190a423865a4bf623f7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bea13d70008190b92fa53318d30820 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:46 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:30 p.m.