Triple
T5424609
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Withering |
E121331
|
entity |
| Predicate | studied |
P778
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea is a flowering plant commonly known as foxglove, historically important as the natural source of cardiac glycoside drugs used to treat heart conditions.
|
E518707
|
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: Digitalis purpurea | Statement: [William Withering, studied, Digitalis purpurea]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Digitalis purpurea Context triple: [William Withering, studied, Digitalis purpurea]
-
A.
Delphinium
Delphinium is a genus of tall, showy flowering plants known for their striking spikes of blue, purple, or white blossoms commonly grown in ornamental gardens.
-
B.
Aquilegia
Aquilegia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants, commonly known as columbines, prized for their distinctive spurred blossoms and wide range of colors in temperate gardens.
-
C.
Quillaja saponaria
Quillaja saponaria is an evergreen tree native to central Chile, best known for its bark rich in saponins that are widely used as natural foaming agents and in pharmaceutical and vaccine formulations.
-
D.
Pulsatilla
Pulsatilla is a small genus of early-flowering perennial herbs known for their bell-shaped, often hairy flowers and feathery seed heads, commonly called pasqueflowers.
-
E.
Althaea
Althaea is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of Meleager and queen of Calydon.
- 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: Digitalis purpurea Triple: [William Withering, studied, Digitalis purpurea]
Generated description
Digitalis purpurea is a flowering plant commonly known as foxglove, historically important as the natural source of cardiac glycoside drugs used to treat heart conditions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Digitalis purpurea Target entity description: Digitalis purpurea is a flowering plant commonly known as foxglove, historically important as the natural source of cardiac glycoside drugs used to treat heart conditions.
-
A.
Delphinium
Delphinium is a genus of tall, showy flowering plants known for their striking spikes of blue, purple, or white blossoms commonly grown in ornamental gardens.
-
B.
Aquilegia
Aquilegia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants, commonly known as columbines, prized for their distinctive spurred blossoms and wide range of colors in temperate gardens.
-
C.
Quillaja saponaria
Quillaja saponaria is an evergreen tree native to central Chile, best known for its bark rich in saponins that are widely used as natural foaming agents and in pharmaceutical and vaccine formulations.
-
D.
Pulsatilla
Pulsatilla is a small genus of early-flowering perennial herbs known for their bell-shaped, often hairy flowers and feathery seed heads, commonly called pasqueflowers.
-
E.
Althaea
Althaea is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of Meleager and queen of Calydon.
- 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_69bd463b58d88190b258261573de9e91 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd88142b4c8190a0a9fce117aaef14 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3abbd1e481909ffb443812a9485a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf3b663b148190807d35421c911d74 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf3c2b9d04819081a946e9f68c4eb2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:06 p.m.