Triple

T19227315
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boyle Lectures E480769 entity
Predicate notableLecturer P52523 FINISHED
Object William Derham
William Derham was an English clergyman, natural theologian, and early scientific writer known for his works reconciling science and religion and for one of the first reasonably accurate measurements of the speed of sound.
E1365980 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 Derham | Statement: [Boyle Lectures, notableLecturer, William Derham]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Derham
Context triple: [Boyle Lectures, notableLecturer, William Derham]
  • A. Thomas Bray
    Thomas Bray was an English clergyman and missionary organizer best known for his pivotal role in promoting Anglican religious outreach and education in the American colonies and beyond.
  • B. Thomas Tenison
    Thomas Tenison was an English clergyman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury at the turn of the 18th century, playing a prominent role in the religious and political life of post-Revolution England.
  • C. Gilbert Burnet
    Gilbert Burnet was a Scottish theologian, historian, and bishop best known for his influential "History of My Own Time" and his prominent role in the religious and political life of late 17th-century Britain.
  • D. John Desaguliers
    John Desaguliers was an 18th-century British engineer and military officer known for his contributions to artillery science and his service in high-ranking technical posts within the British Army.
  • E. John Owen
    John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
  • 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 Derham
Triple: [Boyle Lectures, notableLecturer, William Derham]
Generated description
William Derham was an English clergyman, natural theologian, and early scientific writer known for his works reconciling science and religion and for one of the first reasonably accurate measurements of the speed of sound.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Derham
Target entity description: William Derham was an English clergyman, natural theologian, and early scientific writer known for his works reconciling science and religion and for one of the first reasonably accurate measurements of the speed of sound.
  • A. Thomas Bray
    Thomas Bray was an English clergyman and missionary organizer best known for his pivotal role in promoting Anglican religious outreach and education in the American colonies and beyond.
  • B. Thomas Tenison
    Thomas Tenison was an English clergyman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury at the turn of the 18th century, playing a prominent role in the religious and political life of post-Revolution England.
  • C. Gilbert Burnet
    Gilbert Burnet was a Scottish theologian, historian, and bishop best known for his influential "History of My Own Time" and his prominent role in the religious and political life of late 17th-century Britain.
  • D. John Desaguliers
    John Desaguliers was an 18th-century British engineer and military officer known for his contributions to artillery science and his service in high-ranking technical posts within the British Army.
  • E. John Owen
    John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
  • 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_69d8e8ccb8f48190ad420098e74fb1db completed April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5fa9968e88190b14844715ff3aa2a completed April 20, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0705d1655c8190bac8cdf38d22ce2e completed May 15, 2026, 11:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0706a7ff54819095a52f8d77d18060 completed May 15, 2026, 11:42 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a070731b0888190a1f93236b36302a6 completed May 15, 2026, 11:44 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:25 p.m.