Triple
T926681
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Timoshenko Medal |
E19998
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James R. Rice
James R. Rice is a prominent American engineer and applied mechanician renowned for his foundational contributions to fracture mechanics and solid mechanics.
|
E298347
|
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: James R. Rice | Statement: [Timoshenko Medal, hasNotableRecipient, James R. Rice]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James R. Rice Context triple: [Timoshenko Medal, hasNotableRecipient, James R. Rice]
-
A.
William M. Rice
William M. Rice was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and namesake of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
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B.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
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C.
James Edward Rice
James Edward Rice, better known as Jim Rice, is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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D.
Robert W. Hunt
Robert W. Hunt was an American engineer and industrialist known for his influential role in the development of the U.S. mining and metallurgical industries and leadership in professional engineering organizations.
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E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- 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: James R. Rice Triple: [Timoshenko Medal, hasNotableRecipient, James R. Rice]
Generated description
James R. Rice is a prominent American engineer and applied mechanician renowned for his foundational contributions to fracture mechanics and solid mechanics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James R. Rice Target entity description: James R. Rice is a prominent American engineer and applied mechanician renowned for his foundational contributions to fracture mechanics and solid mechanics.
-
A.
William M. Rice
William M. Rice was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and namesake of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
-
B.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
-
C.
James Edward Rice
James Edward Rice, better known as Jim Rice, is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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D.
Robert W. Hunt
Robert W. Hunt was an American engineer and industrialist known for his influential role in the development of the U.S. mining and metallurgical industries and leadership in professional engineering organizations.
-
E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- 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_69a493af3dc48190adb7263e6e445ea1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b32c5b508190a570c94a6647ba70 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc616800c819090f6fcddb6930060 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afc686bd908190ba3f865576c40d46 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afc6e92f0481908211fea3a6d4e05b |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.