Triple
T9672159
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boston Properties |
E234054
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edward H. Linde
Edward H. Linde was an American real estate developer and business executive best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Boston Properties, one of the largest office real estate investment trusts in the United States.
|
E818375
|
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: Edward H. Linde | Statement: [Boston Properties, foundedBy, Edward H. Linde]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward H. Linde Context triple: [Boston Properties, foundedBy, Edward H. Linde]
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A.
Donald F. Hornig
Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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B.
William G. Unruh
William G. Unruh is a Canadian theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum field theory in curved spacetime and black hole physics.
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C.
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
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D.
George E. Smith
George E. Smith is an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-inventing the charge-coupled device (CCD), a technology fundamental to digital imaging.
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E.
Charles J. Kersten
Charles J. Kersten was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Edward H. Linde Triple: [Boston Properties, foundedBy, Edward H. Linde]
Generated description
Edward H. Linde was an American real estate developer and business executive best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Boston Properties, one of the largest office real estate investment trusts in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward H. Linde Target entity description: Edward H. Linde was an American real estate developer and business executive best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Boston Properties, one of the largest office real estate investment trusts in the United States.
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A.
Donald F. Hornig
Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
-
B.
William G. Unruh
William G. Unruh is a Canadian theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum field theory in curved spacetime and black hole physics.
-
C.
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
-
D.
George E. Smith
George E. Smith is an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-inventing the charge-coupled device (CCD), a technology fundamental to digital imaging.
-
E.
Charles J. Kersten
Charles J. Kersten was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin in the mid-20th century.
- 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_69ca848f55e48190b3f67252571c3d45 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9c6aa01c819083fc758470096ec2 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1af759b8081909cfa41fc32196623 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1b06d39b48190adaadbc81b4ffb9a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1b1511c7c8190ba7bc691ab2d3a13 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:15 p.m.