Triple

T8356242
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Andrew Jackson Donelson E196687 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Donelson
Donelson is a surname most notably associated with the family of U.S. President Andrew Jackson and several prominent figures in early American history.
 E727646 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Donelson | Statement: [Andrew Jackson Donelson, familyName, Donelson]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Donelson
Context triple: [Andrew Jackson Donelson, familyName, Donelson]
  • A. White House, Tennessee
    White House, Tennessee is a small suburban city in the Nashville metropolitan area known for its family-friendly communities and location along Interstate 65.
  • B. Farragut, Tennessee
    Farragut, Tennessee is a suburban town in Knox County, near Knoxville, named in honor of U.S. Civil War Admiral David Farragut.
  • C. Tullahoma
    Tullahoma is a small city in southern Middle Tennessee known for its aerospace and aviation research facilities and proximity to Arnold Air Force Base.
  • D. Knox
    Knox is a surname most famously associated with Henry Knox, a key American Revolutionary War general and the first United States Secretary of War.
  • E. Harriman
    Harriman is a surname most prominently associated with Averell Harriman, an influential American diplomat, politician, and businessman of the 20th century.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Donelson
Target entity description: Donelson is a surname most notably associated with the family of U.S. President Andrew Jackson and several prominent figures in early American history.
  • A. White House, Tennessee
    White House, Tennessee is a small suburban city in the Nashville metropolitan area known for its family-friendly communities and location along Interstate 65.
  • B. Farragut, Tennessee
    Farragut, Tennessee is a suburban town in Knox County, near Knoxville, named in honor of U.S. Civil War Admiral David Farragut.
  • C. Tullahoma
    Tullahoma is a small city in southern Middle Tennessee known for its aerospace and aviation research facilities and proximity to Arnold Air Force Base.
  • D. Knox
    Knox is a surname most famously associated with Henry Knox, a key American Revolutionary War general and the first United States Secretary of War.
  • E. Harriman
    Harriman is a surname most prominently associated with Averell Harriman, an influential American diplomat, politician, and businessman of the 20th century.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Donelson
Triple: [Andrew Jackson Donelson, familyName, Donelson]
Generated description
Donelson is a surname most notably associated with the family of U.S. President Andrew Jackson and several prominent figures in early American history.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca82f08b348190bfb7881944bbff6f elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb804a344c819089c0a13fe66e3088 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cdc765e5c4819096b5f9129ee416a0 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cdcde02e088190be8220f7d18d6700 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cdcc86626c8190a4206feedea24b41 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:59 p.m.