Triple
T14316702
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomson Corporation |
E354973
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquired |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomson Financial
Thomson Financial was a major provider of financial information, data, and analytics services to the global financial industry before being integrated into Thomson Reuters.
|
E1093263
|
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: Thomson Financial | Statement: [Thomson Corporation, acquired, Thomson Financial]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomson Financial Context triple: [Thomson Corporation, acquired, Thomson Financial]
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A.
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch is a major American wealth management and investment banking firm known for its brokerage services and role in global financial markets.
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B.
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments is a major American multinational financial services corporation best known for its mutual funds, brokerage services, and retirement investment products.
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C.
Dean Witter Financial Services Group
Dean Witter Financial Services Group was a major American financial services and brokerage firm that became best known as the predecessor to Discover Financial Services and later part of Morgan Stanley.
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D.
State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation is a major American financial services and bank holding company specializing in investment servicing, investment management, and asset management for institutional investors worldwide.
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E.
Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc.
Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. was a major American corporation known for its work in aerospace, defense, and automotive components during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Thomson Financial Triple: [Thomson Corporation, acquired, Thomson Financial]
Generated description
Thomson Financial was a major provider of financial information, data, and analytics services to the global financial industry before being integrated into Thomson Reuters.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomson Financial Target entity description: Thomson Financial was a major provider of financial information, data, and analytics services to the global financial industry before being integrated into Thomson Reuters.
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A.
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch is a major American wealth management and investment banking firm known for its brokerage services and role in global financial markets.
-
B.
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments is a major American multinational financial services corporation best known for its mutual funds, brokerage services, and retirement investment products.
-
C.
Dean Witter Financial Services Group
Dean Witter Financial Services Group was a major American financial services and brokerage firm that became best known as the predecessor to Discover Financial Services and later part of Morgan Stanley.
-
D.
State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation is a major American financial services and bank holding company specializing in investment servicing, investment management, and asset management for institutional investors worldwide.
-
E.
Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc.
Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. was a major American corporation known for its work in aerospace, defense, and automotive components during the mid-20th century.
- 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_69d8278ed42c8190b9f882dcce611347 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de8838e45c819080ee69dd39e3bd43 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd468a3b788190812ff0eed84fd139 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd473650cc81908fa55e6021161a15 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd4851528c81909855c0f8484c278e |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:12 a.m.