Triple
T11462467
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | M60 machine gun |
E271694
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | M240 machine gun |
E82594
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: M240 machine gun | Statement: [M60 machine gun, successor, M240 machine gun]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M240 machine gun Context triple: [M60 machine gun, successor, M240 machine gun]
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A.
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
chosen
The 7.62 mm M240 machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated general-purpose machine gun widely used by U.S. and NATO forces for infantry support and as a mounted weapon on vehicles and aircraft.
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B.
M60 machine gun
The M60 machine gun is a 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun developed by the United States and widely used by its military forces from the late 1950s onward.
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C.
HK21 machine gun
The HK21 machine gun is a German-designed, belt-fed general-purpose machine gun developed by Heckler & Koch and based on the G3 rifle’s roller-delayed blowback system.
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D.
MG3 machine gun
The MG3 machine gun is a German 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun derived from the World War II-era MG 42 and widely used by NATO and other armed forces for decades.
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E.
MG4 light machine gun
The MG4 light machine gun is a modern 5.56×45mm NATO belt-fed squad automatic weapon developed by German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch for reliable, sustained infantry fire.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aae0c8d881908a5a360c0be3242e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d822f384f08190b1150ed1389dd31a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5e92a7c2881908d85009a6069b2e4 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.