Triple
T12799111
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Matilda II infantry tank |
E305966
|
entity |
| Predicate | manufacturer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
North British Locomotive Company
The North British Locomotive Company was a major Scottish engineering firm and one of the largest locomotive manufacturers in the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E1002871
|
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: North British Locomotive Company | Statement: [Matilda II infantry tank, manufacturer, North British Locomotive Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North British Locomotive Company Context triple: [Matilda II infantry tank, manufacturer, North British Locomotive Company]
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A.
Robert Stephenson and Company
Robert Stephenson and Company was a pioneering 19th-century British locomotive manufacturing firm that played a key role in the early development of steam railway engines.
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B.
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company was a British industrial firm known for producing railway rolling stock and military vehicles, including notable World War II tanks.
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C.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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D.
Sir William Arrol & Co.
Sir William Arrol & Co. was a prominent Scottish civil engineering and construction firm renowned for building major late 19th-century steel bridges and landmark structures in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Blyth Shipbuilding Company
Blyth Shipbuilding Company was a British shipyard based in Blyth, Northumberland, known for constructing naval and commercial vessels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: North British Locomotive Company Triple: [Matilda II infantry tank, manufacturer, North British Locomotive Company]
Generated description
The North British Locomotive Company was a major Scottish engineering firm and one of the largest locomotive manufacturers in the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North British Locomotive Company Target entity description: The North British Locomotive Company was a major Scottish engineering firm and one of the largest locomotive manufacturers in the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Robert Stephenson and Company
Robert Stephenson and Company was a pioneering 19th-century British locomotive manufacturing firm that played a key role in the early development of steam railway engines.
-
B.
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company was a British industrial firm known for producing railway rolling stock and military vehicles, including notable World War II tanks.
-
C.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
-
D.
Sir William Arrol & Co.
Sir William Arrol & Co. was a prominent Scottish civil engineering and construction firm renowned for building major late 19th-century steel bridges and landmark structures in the United Kingdom.
-
E.
Blyth Shipbuilding Company
Blyth Shipbuilding Company was a British shipyard based in Blyth, Northumberland, known for constructing naval and commercial vessels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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_69d7bdf366888190a8cccb982606889c |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96e6f858c8190915ede38e9a6a2df |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6850f9ae4819094599b48d8d3a074 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f685dd1a88819096e40711f10d898a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f68884ed348190a1b2c89b1d655fa9 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m.