Triple
T9740880
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ashton |
E236180
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSurnameOrigin |
P36967
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ashton (surname)
Ashton is an English surname typically derived from various place names meaning "ash tree town" or "ash settlement."
|
E818784
|
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: Ashton (surname) | Statement: [Ashton, hasSurnameOrigin, Ashton (surname)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashton (surname) Context triple: [Ashton, hasSurnameOrigin, Ashton (surname)]
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A.
Ashton family
The Ashton family is a fictional aristocratic Scottish lineage central to the tragic events of Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Bride of Lammermoor."
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B.
Ashton
Ashton is a small town in South Africa’s Western Cape, known for its fruit farming and position along the scenic Route 62.
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C.
Ashton
Ashton is a small coastal town on Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, known as one of the island’s main settlements.
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D.
Ashton
Ashton is a masculine given name of English origin that has become well known through figures such as actor and entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher.
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E.
Ashton
Ashton is a small village in the town of Cumberland in Providence County, Rhode Island, known for its historic mill district along the Blackstone River.
- 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: Ashton (surname) Triple: [Ashton, hasSurnameOrigin, Ashton (surname)]
Generated description
Ashton is an English surname typically derived from various place names meaning "ash tree town" or "ash settlement."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashton (surname) Target entity description: Ashton is an English surname typically derived from various place names meaning "ash tree town" or "ash settlement."
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A.
Ashton family
The Ashton family is a fictional aristocratic Scottish lineage central to the tragic events of Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Bride of Lammermoor."
-
B.
Ashton
Ashton is a small town in South Africa’s Western Cape, known for its fruit farming and position along the scenic Route 62.
-
C.
Ashton
Ashton is a small coastal town on Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, known as one of the island’s main settlements.
-
D.
Ashton
Ashton is a masculine given name of English origin that has become well known through figures such as actor and entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher.
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E.
Ashton
Ashton is a small village in the town of Cumberland in Providence County, Rhode Island, known for its historic mill district along the Blackstone River.
- 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_69ca84d3e24481908a476e2231123cf9 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9f2af3e48190b83a442cd0e84062 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1afe974608190874e2aba2189de80 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1b08ba1f48190830852f9d60e3368 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1b124659481909e7a2ecaf01d8a50 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:22 p.m.