Triple
T78286
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nordstrom |
E1567
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Carl F. Wallin
Carl F. Wallin was an early 20th-century American businessman best known as the co-founder of the Nordstrom retail company.
|
E20235
|
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: Carl F. Wallin | Statement: [Nordstrom, foundedBy, Carl F. Wallin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl F. Wallin Context triple: [Nordstrom, foundedBy, Carl F. Wallin]
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A.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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B.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
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C.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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D.
Peder Sather
Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
- 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: Carl F. Wallin Triple: [Nordstrom, foundedBy, Carl F. Wallin]
Generated description
Carl F. Wallin was an early 20th-century American businessman best known as the co-founder of the Nordstrom retail company.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl F. Wallin Target entity description: Carl F. Wallin was an early 20th-century American businessman best known as the co-founder of the Nordstrom retail company.
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A.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
-
B.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
-
C.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
D.
Peder Sather
Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.
-
E.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
- 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_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f30e5848190a8edcb37c356ce0a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2d72fb0848190bf1f90c556af5f51 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2d82a01008190ac1bedd2c88f4fcd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2d8ff41f481909f1a73e8bcee36f1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:01 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.