Triple
T8051151
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sturgeon |
E187674
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William W. Sturgeon |
E706587
|
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 W. Sturgeon | Statement: [Sturgeon, hasNotableBearer, William W. Sturgeon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William W. Sturgeon Context triple: [Sturgeon, hasNotableBearer, William W. Sturgeon]
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A.
William U. Sturgeon
William U. Sturgeon was an American electrical engineer and editor known for his influential work in the field of power electronics and for founding the magazine "Powerconversion and Intelligent Motion" (PCIM).
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B.
William Q. Sturgeon
William Q. Sturgeon is an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his contributions to power electronics and the development of the Sturgeon power factor controller.
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C.
William Sturgeon
chosen
William Sturgeon was a 19th-century English physicist and inventor best known for creating the first practical electromagnet and contributing significantly to early electrical engineering.
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D.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
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E.
Charles F. Brush
Charles F. Brush was an American inventor and industrialist best known for pioneering electric arc lighting and early electrical power systems.
- 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_69ca82b15e948190a62fd7af5218426a |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3f799d1481909c91039941af0e34 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf6e5358888190ad1b5771ca00a097 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:24 p.m.