Triple

T8647030

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	John Merle Coulter	`E205001`	entity
Predicate	memberOf	`P10`	FINISHED
Object	Botanical Society of America The Botanical Society of America is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of plants and botanical sciences.	`E747785`	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: Botanical Society of America | Statement: [John Merle Coulter, memberOf, Botanical Society of America]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Botanical Society of America
Context triple: [John Merle Coulter, memberOf, Botanical Society of America]

A. Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the science and practice of ecology through research, education, and policy engagement.
B. Olbrich Botanical Society
The Olbrich Botanical Society is a nonprofit organization that manages and supports the development, operations, and programming of Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
C. American Society of Naturalists
The American Society of Naturalists is a professional scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of ecology, evolution, and organismal biology through research, education, and communication among naturalists.
D. American Public Gardens Association
The American Public Gardens Association is a professional organization that supports and advances public gardens and horticultural institutions across the United States through advocacy, education, and collaboration.
E. Board of Trustees of the New York Botanical Garden
The Board of Trustees of the New York Botanical Garden is the institution’s primary governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, financial health, and fulfillment of its mission in plant science, conservation, and public education.
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: Botanical Society of America
Triple: [John Merle Coulter, memberOf, Botanical Society of America]

Generated description

The Botanical Society of America is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of plants and botanical sciences.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Botanical Society of America
Target entity description: The Botanical Society of America is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of plants and botanical sciences.

A. Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the science and practice of ecology through research, education, and policy engagement.
B. Olbrich Botanical Society
The Olbrich Botanical Society is a nonprofit organization that manages and supports the development, operations, and programming of Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
C. American Society of Naturalists
The American Society of Naturalists is a professional scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of ecology, evolution, and organismal biology through research, education, and communication among naturalists.
D. American Public Gardens Association
The American Public Gardens Association is a professional organization that supports and advances public gardens and horticultural institutions across the United States through advocacy, education, and collaboration.
E. Board of Trustees of the New York Botanical Garden
The Board of Trustees of the New York Botanical Garden is the institution’s primary governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, financial health, and fulfillment of its mission in plant science, conservation, and public education.
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_69ca834e56848190abb0eeaec9dedd32`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cc48112b4881908901214f41b6bf71`	completed	March 31, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69cebc4883cc8190a6fb72005ca99512`	completed	April 2, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69cebd2cb2e481909a2862e79482c37a`	completed	April 2, 2026, 7:02 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69cebdd77b6c81908c35ee96dfe053d8`	completed	April 2, 2026, 7:04 p.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:29 p.m.