Triple
T6245483
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merrill |
E139709
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Stetson Merrill
William Stetson Merrill was an American librarian and classification theorist known for his influential work on library book classification and subject headings in the early 20th century.
|
E733952
|
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 Stetson Merrill | Statement: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, William Stetson Merrill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Stetson Merrill Context triple: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, William Stetson Merrill]
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A.
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
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B.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
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C.
John F. Campbell
John F. Campbell is a retired U.S. Army four-star general who served as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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D.
William G. Livesay
William G. Livesay was a U.S. Army officer who served as a notable commander of the 3rd Infantry Division.
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E.
Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods was an early American screenwriter and film critic best known for his influential work in the silent film era, including collaborations with director D. W. Griffith.
- 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 Stetson Merrill Triple: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, William Stetson Merrill]
Generated description
William Stetson Merrill was an American librarian and classification theorist known for his influential work on library book classification and subject headings in the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Stetson Merrill Target entity description: William Stetson Merrill was an American librarian and classification theorist known for his influential work on library book classification and subject headings in the early 20th century.
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A.
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
-
B.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
-
C.
John F. Campbell
John F. Campbell is a retired U.S. Army four-star general who served as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
-
D.
William G. Livesay
William G. Livesay was a U.S. Army officer who served as a notable commander of the 3rd Infantry Division.
-
E.
Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods was an early American screenwriter and film critic best known for his influential work in the silent film era, including collaborations with director D. W. Griffith.
- 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_69c008b1c5088190ae6de2555fc05ad8 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0631d9e648190a59ab4001f506424 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce1c351f848190a1f91a09f7319a01 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce1e6e83008190a4c2f796928882c1 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce1f3d46f48190be7b494e808a70f9 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:23 p.m.