Triple
T17468773
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Royall |
E425346
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Royall
William Royall was an early colonial settler in New England whose surname became associated with a prominent American family and various place names.
|
E1290534
|
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: William Royall | Statement: [Royall, notableBearer, William Royall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Royall Context triple: [Royall, notableBearer, William Royall]
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A.
Thomas Holbrook
Thomas Holbrook is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with several public figures, including politicians and academics, making precise identification dependent on additional context.
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B.
John Holbrook
John Holbrook is an Anglican bishop who has served as the Bishop of Brixworth in the Church of England.
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C.
William P. Wood
William P. Wood is an American author best known for writing crime and legal thrillers, including the novel that inspired the film "Rampage."
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D.
Edward Bullard
Edward Bullard was a pioneering British geophysicist known for his influential work on the Earth's magnetic field, geothermics, and plate tectonics.
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E.
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was a Canadian journalist and radio broadcaster, best known for his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as the father of news anchor Peter Jennings.
- 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: William Royall Triple: [Royall, notableBearer, William Royall]
Generated description
William Royall was an early colonial settler in New England whose surname became associated with a prominent American family and various place names.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Royall Target entity description: William Royall was an early colonial settler in New England whose surname became associated with a prominent American family and various place names.
-
A.
Thomas Holbrook
Thomas Holbrook is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with several public figures, including politicians and academics, making precise identification dependent on additional context.
-
B.
John Holbrook
John Holbrook is an Anglican bishop who has served as the Bishop of Brixworth in the Church of England.
-
C.
William P. Wood
William P. Wood is an American author best known for writing crime and legal thrillers, including the novel that inspired the film "Rampage."
-
D.
Edward Bullard
Edward Bullard was a pioneering British geophysicist known for his influential work on the Earth's magnetic field, geothermics, and plate tectonics.
-
E.
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was a Canadian journalist and radio broadcaster, best known for his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as the father of news anchor Peter Jennings.
- 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_69d889dbc2e88190b18ea6115e819258 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e451aa0e1c81909627369465575c06 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0306e16ee48190866e76a308ab17d4 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0307db9948819099bdf6f3b36893dd |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a030862678881908da2ffe271723572 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m.