Triple
T17121917
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Younkers |
E415488
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Samuel Younker
Samuel Younker was an American entrepreneur best known for establishing the Younkers department store chain in the 19th century.
|
E1266250
|
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: Samuel Younker | Statement: [Younkers, founder, Samuel Younker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Younker Context triple: [Younkers, founder, Samuel Younker]
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A.
Benjamin Doty
Benjamin Doty is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Doty surname, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
Jeremiah Raisen
Jeremiah Raisen is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work with various indie and pop artists.
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C.
Matthew Holworthy
Matthew Holworthy was a 17th-century English merchant and philanthropist best known for endowing the Holworthy Professorship of English Law at the University of Cambridge.
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D.
Benjamin Taliaferro
Benjamin Taliaferro was an American Revolutionary War officer and early Georgia politician for whom Taliaferro County is named.
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E.
Joshua Jopp
Joshua Jopp is a minor but pivotal character in Thomas Hardy’s novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge," whose misfortunes and resentments help drive key conflicts in the story.
- 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: Samuel Younker Triple: [Younkers, founder, Samuel Younker]
Generated description
Samuel Younker was an American entrepreneur best known for establishing the Younkers department store chain in the 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Younker Target entity description: Samuel Younker was an American entrepreneur best known for establishing the Younkers department store chain in the 19th century.
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A.
Benjamin Doty
Benjamin Doty is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Doty surname, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
Jeremiah Raisen
Jeremiah Raisen is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work with various indie and pop artists.
-
C.
Matthew Holworthy
Matthew Holworthy was a 17th-century English merchant and philanthropist best known for endowing the Holworthy Professorship of English Law at the University of Cambridge.
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D.
Benjamin Taliaferro
Benjamin Taliaferro was an American Revolutionary War officer and early Georgia politician for whom Taliaferro County is named.
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E.
Joshua Jopp
Joshua Jopp is a minor but pivotal character in Thomas Hardy’s novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge," whose misfortunes and resentments help drive key conflicts in the story.
- 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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3e80ac2cc819084fab829917c950a |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a019fdc21148190b20c125773d8a181 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 9:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01a15d95d8819097287d678cb8dd59 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 9:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01a1c415dc8190ba8f7e2a8053917f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 9:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.