Triple
T7346265
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merrill Lynch |
E169388
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entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Edmund C. Lynch
Edmund C. Lynch was an American financier and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage and financial services companies in the world.
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E810374
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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: Edmund C. Lynch | Statement: [Merrill Lynch, foundedBy, Edmund C. Lynch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund C. Lynch Context triple: [Merrill Lynch, foundedBy, Edmund C. Lynch]
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A.
Charles E. Kearney
Charles E. Kearney was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader after whom the city of Kearney, Missouri, is named.
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B.
Edwin J. Burke
Edwin J. Burke was an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his work in early 20th-century Hollywood cinema, including several films starring Shirley Temple.
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C.
Thomas W. Connell
Thomas W. Connell was a U.S. military officer best known for commanding American forces involved in the Balangiga massacre during the Philippine–American War.
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D.
William X. O'Brien
William X. O'Brien was an influential Irish trade unionist and political organizer who played a key role in shaping Ireland’s labor movement and early 20th-century politics.
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E.
George H. Fallon
George H. Fallon was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland known for his influential role in shaping national transportation policy, including major federal highway legislation.
- 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: Edmund C. Lynch Triple: [Merrill Lynch, foundedBy, Edmund C. Lynch]
Generated description
Edmund C. Lynch was an American financier and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage and financial services companies in the world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund C. Lynch Target entity description: Edmund C. Lynch was an American financier and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage and financial services companies in the world.
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A.
Charles E. Kearney
Charles E. Kearney was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader after whom the city of Kearney, Missouri, is named.
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B.
Edwin J. Burke
Edwin J. Burke was an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his work in early 20th-century Hollywood cinema, including several films starring Shirley Temple.
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C.
Thomas W. Connell
Thomas W. Connell was a U.S. military officer best known for commanding American forces involved in the Balangiga massacre during the Philippine–American War.
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D.
William X. O'Brien
William X. O'Brien was an influential Irish trade unionist and political organizer who played a key role in shaping Ireland’s labor movement and early 20th-century politics.
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E.
George H. Fallon
George H. Fallon was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland known for his influential role in shaping national transportation policy, including major federal highway legislation.
- 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_69c68a5878888190968ce4d04db8d69f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f0f0329c8190a0182e3bf62604e5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d178a6467c8190aab201fb12d2a64e |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d17b5514d881909cd5357ce21649a8 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d17bb23b68819083a54ff8a19f741c |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:05 p.m.