Triple
T15479023
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dorothy Moyle Needham |
E376863
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Needham
Needham is an English surname borne by various notable figures, including scientists, politicians, and writers.
|
E1463042
|
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: Needham | Statement: [Dorothy Moyle Needham, familyName, Needham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Needham Context triple: [Dorothy Moyle Needham, familyName, Needham]
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A.
Needham
Needham is a suburban town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, located southwest of downtown Boston and known for its residential character and strong public schools.
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B.
Waltham
Waltham is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated near the seaside resort of Cleethorpes.
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C.
Natick
Natick is a village within the town of West Warwick in Kent County, Rhode Island, known historically as a mill and residential community.
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D.
Medford
Medford is a city in southern Oregon that serves as a regional commercial and transportation hub in the Rogue Valley.
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E.
Medford
Medford is a hamlet and residential community located within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York.
- 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: Needham Triple: [Dorothy Moyle Needham, familyName, Needham]
Generated description
Needham is an English surname borne by various notable figures, including scientists, politicians, and writers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Needham Target entity description: Needham is an English surname borne by various notable figures, including scientists, politicians, and writers.
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A.
Needham
Needham is a suburban town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, located southwest of downtown Boston and known for its residential character and strong public schools.
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B.
Waltham
Waltham is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated near the seaside resort of Cleethorpes.
-
C.
Natick
Natick is a village within the town of West Warwick in Kent County, Rhode Island, known historically as a mill and residential community.
-
D.
Medford
Medford is a city in southern Oregon that serves as a regional commercial and transportation hub in the Rogue Valley.
-
E.
Medford
Medford is a hamlet and residential community located within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York.
- 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_69d85cd21dcc81908646251b1c26ea00 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03f8a77a081909f12f13660452f4a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0947285210819089446cb626a46d4e |
completed | May 17, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0947c3422c8190adecb8a91e3ebe31 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09489195b88190bdfb0c1b2d6d35e2 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 4:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:34 a.m.