Triple
T5516088
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merriam |
E144686
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Charles Edward Merriam |
E109488
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Charles Edward Merriam | Statement: [Merriam, hasNotableBearer, Charles Edward Merriam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Edward Merriam Context triple: [Merriam, hasNotableBearer, Charles Edward Merriam]
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A.
Charles E. Merriam
chosen
Charles E. Merriam was an influential American political scientist and University of Chicago professor known for pioneering behavioralism and modern empirical approaches in political science.
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B.
Frank Merriam
Frank Merriam was an American Republican politician who served as the 28th governor of California during the 1930s, overseeing the state through the Great Depression and significant labor unrest.
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C.
John Robert Seeley
John Robert Seeley was a 19th-century English historian and political essayist best known for his influential works on the British Empire and its role in world history.
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D.
Frederick T. Gates
Frederick T. Gates was an American Baptist minister and influential philanthropic advisor to John D. Rockefeller who helped shape and direct major charitable initiatives in education, public health, and scientific research.
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E.
George Higginson
George Higginson was the father of American businessman and philanthropist Henry Lee Higginson, known for his role in Boston’s prominent Higginson family.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c008f77ff88190b0cd50ca207295d1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c01f5d1d188190b3a222a9ecf2a0e6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c027dd848481908052007e89c3f634 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:33 p.m.