Triple
T1540336
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Forth Bridge |
E32850
|
entity |
| Predicate | engineer |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Arrol
William Arrol was a prominent Scottish civil engineer and bridge builder renowned for leading the construction of major late-19th-century steel structures, including iconic railway bridges in the United Kingdom.
|
E176709
|
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: William Arrol | Statement: [Forth Bridge, engineer, William Arrol]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Arrol Context triple: [Forth Bridge, engineer, William Arrol]
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A.
Charles L. Parsons
Charles L. Parsons was an American chemist and longtime American Chemical Society leader recognized for his significant contributions to the chemical profession.
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B.
Henry Royce
Henry Royce was a pioneering British engineer and car designer best known for co-founding the luxury automobile and aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
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C.
William Armstrong
William Armstrong is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including engineers, politicians, and athletes, whose specific identity depends on the context in which the name appears.
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D.
George Ivatt
George Ivatt was a British railway engineer best known for designing some of the last steam and early diesel locomotives for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its nationalised successor, British Railways.
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E.
Henry Stephenson
Henry Stephenson was a British character actor known for his dignified, often aristocratic roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: William Arrol Triple: [Forth Bridge, engineer, William Arrol]
Generated description
William Arrol was a prominent Scottish civil engineer and bridge builder renowned for leading the construction of major late-19th-century steel structures, including iconic railway bridges in the United Kingdom.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Arrol Target entity description: William Arrol was a prominent Scottish civil engineer and bridge builder renowned for leading the construction of major late-19th-century steel structures, including iconic railway bridges in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Charles L. Parsons
Charles L. Parsons was an American chemist and longtime American Chemical Society leader recognized for his significant contributions to the chemical profession.
-
B.
Henry Royce
Henry Royce was a pioneering British engineer and car designer best known for co-founding the luxury automobile and aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
-
C.
William Armstrong
William Armstrong is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including engineers, politicians, and athletes, whose specific identity depends on the context in which the name appears.
-
D.
George Ivatt
George Ivatt was a British railway engineer best known for designing some of the last steam and early diesel locomotives for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its nationalised successor, British Railways.
-
E.
Henry Stephenson
Henry Stephenson was a British character actor known for his dignified, often aristocratic roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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_69a885ed29088190a3c2d5a3d100c16e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9083c942481909168394b6674d82b |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:36 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad30997d408190916f16d31bcc35b4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad31167b748190bbb73d7369570ada |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad31b5ce308190ba34123a4c8b8188 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.