Triple
T8731930
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howell |
E207275
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Howell
William Howell is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including politics, sports, academia, and the arts.
|
E766807
|
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: William Howell | Statement: [Howell, hasNotableBearer, William Howell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Howell Context triple: [Howell, hasNotableBearer, William Howell]
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A.
Thomas Howell
Thomas Howell is a relatively common personal name that may refer to various individuals across different fields, such as politics, academia, or the arts.
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B.
James Howell
James Howell was a 17th-century Welsh writer and historian best known for his epistolary work "Familiar Letters" and for serving as historiographer royal to King Charles I of England.
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C.
William Woollatt
William Woollatt was a member of the Derby Philosophical Society, an 18th–19th century scientific and intellectual society based in Derby, England.
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D.
Joseph Hewes
Joseph Hewes was an American merchant and statesman from North Carolina who signed the Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress.
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E.
John Hartwell
John Hartwell is a member of the Hartwell family, a lineage noted for its historical and genealogical significance.
- 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: William Howell Triple: [Howell, hasNotableBearer, William Howell]
Generated description
William Howell is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including politics, sports, academia, and the arts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Howell Target entity description: William Howell is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including politics, sports, academia, and the arts.
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A.
Thomas Howell
Thomas Howell is a relatively common personal name that may refer to various individuals across different fields, such as politics, academia, or the arts.
-
B.
James Howell
James Howell was a 17th-century Welsh writer and historian best known for his epistolary work "Familiar Letters" and for serving as historiographer royal to King Charles I of England.
-
C.
William Woollatt
William Woollatt was a member of the Derby Philosophical Society, an 18th–19th century scientific and intellectual society based in Derby, England.
-
D.
Joseph Hewes
Joseph Hewes was an American merchant and statesman from North Carolina who signed the Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress.
-
E.
John Hartwell
John Hartwell is a member of the Hartwell family, a lineage noted for its historical and genealogical significance.
- 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_69ca8358e4008190898471a59b96c301 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5d27efb88190b42d5bc9774d9c63 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfb9fc625c8190bd8fc4e9e456e922 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfbe6aef808190bee156e131cb386c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfbee79c0c8190a9492dde17385223 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:37 p.m.