Triple
T21465186
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George Spring Merriam |
E529576
|
entity |
| Predicate | memberOf |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merriam family
The Merriam family is an American publishing family best known for founding and developing the Merriam-Webster dictionary brand.
|
E1486526
|
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: Merriam family | Statement: [George Spring Merriam, memberOf, Merriam family]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merriam family Context triple: [George Spring Merriam, memberOf, Merriam family]
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A.
Mills family
The Mills family was a prominent and wealthy American family of the Gilded Age, known for their influence in finance and society and for commissioning grand estates in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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B.
Mann family
The Mann family is a prominent German literary dynasty best known for producing influential writers such as Thomas Mann and his relatives.
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C.
Miller family
The Miller family is a prominent Columbus, Indiana family known for commissioning the architecturally significant Miller House, a landmark of modernist residential design.
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D.
Meyer family
The Meyer family is a prominent American publishing dynasty closely associated with ownership and leadership of The Washington Post.
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E.
Meyer family
The Meyer family is a familial lineage or household to which Catherine Meyer belongs.
- 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: Merriam family Triple: [George Spring Merriam, memberOf, Merriam family]
Generated description
The Merriam family is an American publishing family best known for founding and developing the Merriam-Webster dictionary brand.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merriam family Target entity description: The Merriam family is an American publishing family best known for founding and developing the Merriam-Webster dictionary brand.
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A.
Mills family
The Mills family was a prominent and wealthy American family of the Gilded Age, known for their influence in finance and society and for commissioning grand estates in New York’s Hudson Valley.
-
B.
Mann family
The Mann family is a prominent German literary dynasty best known for producing influential writers such as Thomas Mann and his relatives.
-
C.
Miller family
The Miller family is a prominent Columbus, Indiana family known for commissioning the architecturally significant Miller House, a landmark of modernist residential design.
-
D.
Meyer family
The Meyer family is a familial lineage or household to which Catherine Meyer belongs.
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E.
Meyer family
The Meyer family is a prominent American publishing dynasty closely associated with ownership and leadership of The Washington Post.
- 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_69e0c458133481908ae8b41a12c4edec |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e9e9f1b3cc819092c200f09c6f461e |
completed | April 23, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09cff295b88190bb73ee4f9e10be96 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 2:25 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09d12a7e48819096d0bfe0c6f70e51 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09d20ea5a8819097f8056451a2f3ac |
completed | May 17, 2026, 2:34 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:09 p.m.