Triple
T982597
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mason–Dixon Line |
E21202
|
entity |
| Predicate | surveyor |
P21927
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Charles Mason |
E116178
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Charles Mason | Statement: [Mason–Dixon Line, surveyor, Charles Mason]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Mason Context triple: [Mason–Dixon Line, surveyor, Charles Mason]
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A.
Charles Mason
chosen
Charles Mason was an 18th-century English astronomer and surveyor best known for co-surveying the Mason–Dixon Line that defined part of the boundary between the American colonies.
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B.
Henry Markham
Henry Markham was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of California from 1891 to 1895.
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C.
Robert Bylot
Robert Bylot was a 17th-century English Arctic explorer and navigator known for his key role in early voyages searching for the Northwest Passage.
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D.
John Mason
John Mason was a 17th-century English colonial military leader in New England, best known for his pivotal and controversial role in the Pequot War.
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E.
John Cassin
John Cassin was a 19th-century American ornithologist known for describing numerous bird species and contributing significantly to early American bird taxonomy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: surveyor Context triple: [Mason–Dixon Line, surveyor, Charles Mason]
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A.
explorer
Indicates that an entity engages in the activity of exploring or investigating places, ideas, or domains.
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B.
commander
Indicates that one entity holds authoritative military or organizational control over another entity or group.
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C.
observatory
Indicates a relationship where a facility or structure is used to observe, monitor, or study objects or phenomena, typically in astronomy or atmospheric science.
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D.
observedBy
Indicates that an entity is perceived, monitored, or recorded by another entity acting as the observer.
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E.
hasSpacecraftNamedAfter
Indicates that one entity has a spacecraft that is named after another entity.
- 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_69a493c383dc8190a03257f22d4b4183 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b49284ac8190b1d7c828d728893c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac2a14aec48190bc620cf492a82466 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4b2aa219081908a6b0ef786b4aa52 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a4b345f890819092b51bf8128da461 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.