Triple
T11407710
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Appleton |
E270280
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Appleton |
E688229
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Appleton | Statement: [Appleton, hasNotableBearer, William Appleton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Appleton Context triple: [Appleton, hasNotableBearer, William Appleton]
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A.
William Appleton
chosen
William Appleton was a prominent 19th-century New England merchant, industrialist, and politician who played a significant role in the early American textile and railroad industries.
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B.
Thomas Gold Appleton
Thomas Gold Appleton was a 19th-century American writer, wit, and patron of the arts from Boston, known for his epigrams and cultural influence in New England society.
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C.
Augustus Gaylord
Augustus Gaylord was an early settler and influential figure after whom the city of Gaylord, Michigan, was named.
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D.
William Larimer Mellon Sr.
William Larimer Mellon Sr. was an American businessman and member of the prominent Mellon family who co-founded the major petroleum company Gulf Oil.
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E.
Edward Mead Johnson
Edward Mead Johnson was an American businessman and co-founder of the healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, later known for establishing a major infant nutrition business.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aaddeaa8819088b30ef7b50598c9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8014e72748190a01bde2f0105cedb |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5d3470e208190aef43936bac2e4e9 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.