Triple
T730555
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Stoughton |
E14821
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stoughton
Stoughton is an English-origin surname historically associated with figures such as William Stoughton, a prominent colonial magistrate in Massachusetts.
|
E445371
|
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: Stoughton | Statement: [William Stoughton, familyName, Stoughton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stoughton Context triple: [William Stoughton, familyName, Stoughton]
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A.
Stoughton, Massachusetts
Stoughton, Massachusetts is a suburban town in eastern Massachusetts known for its historic role in the early American shoe industry and its location within the Greater Boston area.
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B.
Fitchburg
Fitchburg is a small city in north-central Massachusetts known for its industrial history, hilly terrain, and role as a regional rail hub.
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C.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts is a historic city in western Massachusetts known as the birthplace of basketball and a former industrial and transportation hub along the Connecticut River.
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D.
Southborough
Southborough is a small town in Kent, England, situated between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and known for its residential character and green spaces.
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E.
Weston, Massachusetts
Weston, Massachusetts is an affluent suburban town west of Boston known for its historic character, extensive conservation land, and highly ranked public schools.
- 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: Stoughton Triple: [William Stoughton, familyName, Stoughton]
Generated description
Stoughton is an English-origin surname historically associated with figures such as William Stoughton, a prominent colonial magistrate in Massachusetts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stoughton Target entity description: Stoughton is an English-origin surname historically associated with figures such as William Stoughton, a prominent colonial magistrate in Massachusetts.
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A.
Stoughton, Massachusetts
chosen
Stoughton, Massachusetts is a suburban town in eastern Massachusetts known for its historic role in the early American shoe industry and its location within the Greater Boston area.
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B.
Fitchburg
Fitchburg is a small city in north-central Massachusetts known for its industrial history, hilly terrain, and role as a regional rail hub.
-
C.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts is a historic city in western Massachusetts known as the birthplace of basketball and a former industrial and transportation hub along the Connecticut River.
-
D.
Southborough
Southborough is a small town in Kent, England, situated between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and known for its residential character and green spaces.
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E.
Weston, Massachusetts
Weston, Massachusetts is an affluent suburban town west of Boston known for its historic character, extensive conservation land, and highly ranked public schools.
- F. None of above.
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_69a4934d9930819099eed80096b0597d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a5c290e481908497430a05dbfb90 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c86117b56881909168f39747504797 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c861c305c08190a09589d840aba410 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8627e9a6c8190baf4e8bb113845f1 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.