Triple

T624685
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alexis de Tocqueville E14589 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
 E78318 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: Robert Nisbet | Statement: [Alexis de Tocqueville, influenced, Robert Nisbet]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Nisbet
Context triple: [Alexis de Tocqueville, influenced, Robert Nisbet]
  • A. Gabriel A. Almond
    Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
  • B. Robert N. Bellah
    Robert N. Bellah was an influential American sociologist of religion best known for his analyses of the moral and religious dimensions of modern society.
  • C. Kirkpatrick Durham
    Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
  • D. Lester Frank Ward
    Lester Frank Ward was an American sociologist and botanist often regarded as a founding figure of American sociology, known for his progressive ideas about social planning and the role of education and government in promoting social welfare.
  • E. Robert A. Dahl
    Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
  • 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: Robert Nisbet
Triple: [Alexis de Tocqueville, influenced, Robert Nisbet]
Generated description
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Nisbet
Target entity description: Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
  • A. Gabriel A. Almond
    Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
  • B. Robert N. Bellah
    Robert N. Bellah was an influential American sociologist of religion best known for his analyses of the moral and religious dimensions of modern society.
  • C. Kirkpatrick Durham
    Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
  • D. Lester Frank Ward
    Lester Frank Ward was an American sociologist and botanist often regarded as a founding figure of American sociology, known for his progressive ideas about social planning and the role of education and government in promoting social welfare.
  • E. Robert A. Dahl
    Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
  • 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_69a4934b17c881909ace8270e8ddd202 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49e43002c81908e0c7dab29b75978 completed March 1, 2026, 8:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a5670380948190954bbdf802ed403c completed March 2, 2026, 10:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a5678d8e1881908da2b274f6bac0b9 completed March 2, 2026, 10:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a56808933c81909611d0aa11126ec6 completed March 2, 2026, 10:35 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.