Triple
T110373
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Industrial Revolution |
E2234
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasKeyFigure |
P810
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for creating the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized cotton processing and greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution.
|
E13890
|
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: Eli Whitney | Statement: [Industrial Revolution, hasKeyFigure, Eli Whitney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eli Whitney Context triple: [Industrial Revolution, hasKeyFigure, Eli Whitney]
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A.
Samuel Crompton
Samuel Crompton was an English inventor best known for creating the spinning mule, a pivotal textile machine that greatly advanced cotton spinning during the Industrial Revolution.
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B.
Richard Arkwright
Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and entrepreneur whose development of water-powered spinning machinery and factory-based textile production made him a pivotal figure in the early Industrial Revolution.
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C.
James Watt
James Watt was an 18th-century Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements to the steam engine were crucial in driving the Industrial Revolution.
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D.
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was a pioneering American inventor and businessman best known for developing the practical incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
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E.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
- 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: Eli Whitney Triple: [Industrial Revolution, hasKeyFigure, Eli Whitney]
Generated description
Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for creating the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized cotton processing and greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eli Whitney Target entity description: Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for creating the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized cotton processing and greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution.
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A.
Samuel Crompton
Samuel Crompton was an English inventor best known for creating the spinning mule, a pivotal textile machine that greatly advanced cotton spinning during the Industrial Revolution.
-
B.
Richard Arkwright
Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and entrepreneur whose development of water-powered spinning machinery and factory-based textile production made him a pivotal figure in the early Industrial Revolution.
-
C.
James Watt
James Watt was an 18th-century Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements to the steam engine were crucial in driving the Industrial Revolution.
-
D.
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was a pioneering American inventor and businessman best known for developing the practical incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
-
E.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
- 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_69a24fcdaeb48190a2d796677e4b3281 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a256ce54b48190a3337f5f45d82859 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a29e47972c819084658ada85db97d3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a29f00339081909b40c022ce571458 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a29f8b5fc88190998b45cf16d89d77 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:20 a.m.