Triple
T8535483
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 1890 United States Census |
E202066
|
entity |
| Predicate | innovator |
P83191
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith was an American inventor and statistician best known for developing the punched-card tabulating machines that revolutionized data processing and led to the formation of IBM.
|
E740626
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Herman Hollerith | Statement: [1890 United States Census, innovator, Herman Hollerith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herman Hollerith Context triple: [1890 United States Census, innovator, Herman Hollerith]
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A.
Howard Aiken
Howard Aiken was an American engineer and computing pioneer best known for designing the IBM Harvard Mark I, one of the earliest large-scale automatic digital computers.
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B.
Allan W. Eckert
Allan W. Eckert was an American author and naturalist best known for his meticulously researched historical novels and nature writing, including the "Winning of America" series.
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C.
Wallace John Eckert
Wallace John Eckert was an American astronomer and pioneer of computational methods who used early punched-card and electronic computers to advance celestial mechanics and navigation.
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D.
Theodore Case
Theodore Case was an American inventor and pioneer of sound-on-film technology whose work helped enable synchronized audio in motion pictures.
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E.
William Cocke
William Cocke was an early American frontiersman, Revolutionary War soldier, and politician who served as one of Tennessee’s first U.S. senators.
- 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: Herman Hollerith Triple: [1890 United States Census, innovator, Herman Hollerith]
Generated description
Herman Hollerith was an American inventor and statistician best known for developing the punched-card tabulating machines that revolutionized data processing and led to the formation of IBM.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herman Hollerith Target entity description: Herman Hollerith was an American inventor and statistician best known for developing the punched-card tabulating machines that revolutionized data processing and led to the formation of IBM.
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A.
Howard Aiken
Howard Aiken was an American engineer and computing pioneer best known for designing the IBM Harvard Mark I, one of the earliest large-scale automatic digital computers.
-
B.
Allan W. Eckert
Allan W. Eckert was an American author and naturalist best known for his meticulously researched historical novels and nature writing, including the "Winning of America" series.
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C.
Wallace John Eckert
Wallace John Eckert was an American astronomer and pioneer of computational methods who used early punched-card and electronic computers to advance celestial mechanics and navigation.
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D.
Theodore Case
Theodore Case was an American inventor and pioneer of sound-on-film technology whose work helped enable synchronized audio in motion pictures.
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E.
William Cocke
William Cocke was an early American frontiersman, Revolutionary War soldier, and politician who served as one of Tennessee’s first U.S. senators.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: innovator Context triple: [1890 United States Census, innovator, Herman Hollerith]
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A.
innovation
Indicates the introduction or development of something new or significantly improved compared to existing methods, products, or ideas.
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B.
innovationFrom
Indicates that something originates, arises, or is derived as an innovation from a particular source or prior entity.
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C.
founder
Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.
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D.
initiator
Indicates the entity that starts, triggers, or causes an action, event, or process to occur.
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E.
visionaryOf
Indicates that one entity is the original conceiver or driving visionary behind the creation, direction, or concept of another entity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69ca832355b08190b8b6a4ab4a4a3554 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe6a295c88190a432a060ee73f04e |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce6d8332cc819083c86e0dc58bcc37 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce6f02fabc819093b95e0d318c5649 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce6f9b12148190be55b3f5f2b518d9 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cbd111bf988190be98c92a607c6456 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 1:50 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69cbe30d453481908f897ed2b06e7534 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:17 p.m.