Triple
T823037
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hamilton |
E17790
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walter Hamilton
Walter Hamilton is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the more widely known Hamilton family name.
|
E220893
|
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: Walter Hamilton | Statement: [Hamilton, hasNotableBearer, Walter Hamilton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Hamilton Context triple: [Hamilton, hasNotableBearer, Walter Hamilton]
-
A.
Philip Woodruff
Philip Woodruff was the pen name of British civil servant Philip Mason, best known for his influential writings on the British Raj and the Indian Civil Service.
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B.
John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
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C.
Walter Powell
Walter Powell was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Powell’s City of Books, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores in Portland, Oregon.
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D.
Arthur J. Brown
Arthur J. Brown was a sports team owner best known for owning the New Jersey Americans basketball franchise, a precursor to the Brooklyn Nets in the American Basketball Association.
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E.
John Blatchley
John Blatchley was a British theatre director and educator best known as a co-founder of the influential Drama Centre London acting school.
- 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: Walter Hamilton Triple: [Hamilton, hasNotableBearer, Walter Hamilton]
Generated description
Walter Hamilton is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the more widely known Hamilton family name.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Hamilton Target entity description: Walter Hamilton is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the more widely known Hamilton family name.
-
A.
Philip Woodruff
Philip Woodruff was the pen name of British civil servant Philip Mason, best known for his influential writings on the British Raj and the Indian Civil Service.
-
B.
John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
-
C.
Walter Powell
Walter Powell was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Powell’s City of Books, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores in Portland, Oregon.
-
D.
Arthur J. Brown
Arthur J. Brown was a sports team owner best known for owning the New Jersey Americans basketball franchise, a precursor to the Brooklyn Nets in the American Basketball Association.
-
E.
John Blatchley
John Blatchley was a British theatre director and educator best known as a co-founder of the influential Drama Centre London acting school.
- 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_69a4937bcaac8190a322524ac6f45a5a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ab7c139c8190b6d75661b5138d89 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfb7b11fc8190b90361eed3b90f94 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc09ee3081909d0ab8577ca65b6d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfd3ecb7881909a6692bb58211c2e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.