Triple
T21173179
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Navy of the Republic of Texas |
E521740
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William A. Hurd
William A. Hurd was a prominent naval officer who served as a notable commander in the Navy of the Republic of Texas during its struggle for independence and early nationhood.
|
E1470134
|
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 A. Hurd | Statement: [Navy of the Republic of Texas, notableCommander, William A. Hurd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Hurd Context triple: [Navy of the Republic of Texas, notableCommander, William A. Hurd]
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A.
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas who has served in Congress since 2005 and is known for his work on national security and foreign affairs.
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B.
Lamar S. Smith
Lamar S. Smith is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influential role in technology and intellectual property legislation, including authoring the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
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C.
Bill Graves
Bill Graves is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Kansas from 1995 to 2003.
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D.
Spencer Bachus
Spencer Bachus is an American Republican politician who represented Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives for over two decades and chaired the House Financial Services Committee.
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E.
Chris Rainey
Chris Rainey is an American football running back and return specialist who played college football for the Florida Gators and had stints in the NFL and CFL.
- 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 A. Hurd Triple: [Navy of the Republic of Texas, notableCommander, William A. Hurd]
Generated description
William A. Hurd was a prominent naval officer who served as a notable commander in the Navy of the Republic of Texas during its struggle for independence and early nationhood.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Hurd Target entity description: William A. Hurd was a prominent naval officer who served as a notable commander in the Navy of the Republic of Texas during its struggle for independence and early nationhood.
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A.
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas who has served in Congress since 2005 and is known for his work on national security and foreign affairs.
-
B.
Lamar S. Smith
Lamar S. Smith is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influential role in technology and intellectual property legislation, including authoring the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
-
C.
Bill Graves
Bill Graves is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Kansas from 1995 to 2003.
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D.
Spencer Bachus
Spencer Bachus is an American Republican politician who represented Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives for over two decades and chaired the House Financial Services Committee.
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E.
Chris Rainey
Chris Rainey is an American football running back and return specialist who played college football for the Florida Gators and had stints in the NFL and CFL.
- 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_69e0b50e30748190b186824a206d39b9 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e727141b7c81908eb8ca92850736a4 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09757599708190b03ebb61a54b0c2a |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a097664811c81908e9bb1dfcf88b042 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0978130b1481909e7a7c7a43f82c15 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3 p.m.