Triple
T7907312
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Elements of Style |
E183608
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Strunk Jr. |
E491058
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Strunk Jr. | Statement: [The Elements of Style, author, William Strunk Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Strunk Jr. Context triple: [The Elements of Style, author, William Strunk Jr.]
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A.
William Strunk Jr.
chosen
William Strunk Jr. was an American professor of English best known as the original author of the influential writing guide "The Elements of Style."
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B.
Henry Fowler
Henry Fowler was a prominent British railway engineer best known for designing influential steam locomotives in the early 20th century.
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C.
W. K. Wimsatt
W. K. Wimsatt was an American literary critic and theorist best known for shaping New Criticism through influential concepts like the "intentional fallacy" and the "affective fallacy."
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D.
E. B. White
E. B. White was an American writer and essayist best known for his contributions to The New Yorker and for classic children's books such as "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little."
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E.
G. W. Bitzer
G. W. Bitzer was a pioneering early American cinematographer best known for his influential collaboration with director D. W. Griffith on landmark silent films.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca828dec0c81908b8f55a4dbbb53ff |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3a59de00819099f1ce02bb469e75 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5bd0024c81909679a45612bcb1a7 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:03 p.m.