Triple
T8647031
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Merle Coulter |
E205001
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Manual of Botany
Manual of Botany is a foundational botanical textbook by John Merle Coulter that systematically describes and classifies North American plant species for scientific and educational use.
|
E747786
|
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: Manual of Botany | Statement: [John Merle Coulter, notableWork, Manual of Botany]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manual of Botany Context triple: [John Merle Coulter, notableWork, Manual of Botany]
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A.
Manual of Botany for the Northern States
Manual of Botany for the Northern States is an early 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the plant species of the northern United States.
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B.
A Catalogue of British Plants
A Catalogue of British Plants is a 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically lists and describes plant species found in Britain.
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C.
Handbook of the British Flora
Handbook of the British Flora is a classic 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically describes and classifies the plant species of Britain.
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D.
Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany
Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany is a 19th-century botanical textbook by John Stevens Henslow that systematically outlines plant structure, classification, and function for students of botany.
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E.
Flora Brasiliensis
Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
- 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: Manual of Botany Triple: [John Merle Coulter, notableWork, Manual of Botany]
Generated description
Manual of Botany is a foundational botanical textbook by John Merle Coulter that systematically describes and classifies North American plant species for scientific and educational use.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manual of Botany Target entity description: Manual of Botany is a foundational botanical textbook by John Merle Coulter that systematically describes and classifies North American plant species for scientific and educational use.
-
A.
Manual of Botany for the Northern States
Manual of Botany for the Northern States is an early 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the plant species of the northern United States.
-
B.
A Catalogue of British Plants
A Catalogue of British Plants is a 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically lists and describes plant species found in Britain.
-
C.
Handbook of the British Flora
Handbook of the British Flora is a classic 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically describes and classifies the plant species of Britain.
-
D.
Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany
Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany is a 19th-century botanical textbook by John Stevens Henslow that systematically outlines plant structure, classification, and function for students of botany.
-
E.
Flora Brasiliensis
Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
- 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.