Triple
T1490856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lotus 1-2-3 |
E29574
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
VisiCalc
VisiCalc was the first widely used personal computer spreadsheet program, credited with helping to popularize the Apple II and launching the spreadsheet software category.
|
E174455
|
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: VisiCalc | Statement: [Lotus 1-2-3, predecessor, VisiCalc]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VisiCalc Context triple: [Lotus 1-2-3, predecessor, VisiCalc]
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A.
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
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B.
Ashton-Tate
Ashton-Tate was a prominent American software company best known for its dBASE database management system, which was a leading product in the personal computer software market during the 1980s.
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C.
Xerox Star system
The Xerox Star system was an early commercial workstation that pioneered the modern graphical user interface with icons, windows, and a desktop metaphor, profoundly influencing later personal computers.
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D.
Busicom
Busicom was a Japanese calculator and electronics company best known for commissioning the Intel 4004, the first commercial microprocessor.
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E.
Apple II
The Apple II was one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers, helping to popularize home computing in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- 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: VisiCalc Triple: [Lotus 1-2-3, predecessor, VisiCalc]
Generated description
VisiCalc was the first widely used personal computer spreadsheet program, credited with helping to popularize the Apple II and launching the spreadsheet software category.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VisiCalc Target entity description: VisiCalc was the first widely used personal computer spreadsheet program, credited with helping to popularize the Apple II and launching the spreadsheet software category.
-
A.
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
-
B.
Ashton-Tate
Ashton-Tate was a prominent American software company best known for its dBASE database management system, which was a leading product in the personal computer software market during the 1980s.
-
C.
Xerox Star system
The Xerox Star system was an early commercial workstation that pioneered the modern graphical user interface with icons, windows, and a desktop metaphor, profoundly influencing later personal computers.
-
D.
Busicom
Busicom was a Japanese calculator and electronics company best known for commissioning the Intel 4004, the first commercial microprocessor.
-
E.
Apple II
The Apple II was one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers, helping to popularize home computing in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- 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_69a498da82e08190ba833330d05f380f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c6c3ace4819081bc2b86ee2486b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad2943545c8190a2246a41d712528b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad29dc9fd08190b67527f0662c92dc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad2a4d71a88190b67ed21beebbb479 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.