Triple
T1677072
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SUSAT sight |
E36254
|
entity |
| Predicate | manufacturer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
United Scientific Instruments
United Scientific Instruments is a British optics company best known for producing military-grade optical sights and related precision instruments.
|
E189863
|
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: United Scientific Instruments | Statement: [SUSAT sight, manufacturer, United Scientific Instruments]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Scientific Instruments Context triple: [SUSAT sight, manufacturer, United Scientific Instruments]
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A.
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company was a pioneering British firm based in Cambridge that became renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for designing and manufacturing precision scientific instruments for research and education.
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B.
Fairchild Camera and Instrument
Fairchild Camera and Instrument was an American technology company best known for its pioneering role in the development and commercialization of semiconductor devices and early integrated circuits.
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C.
Beckman Instruments
Beckman Instruments was an American scientific instruments company known for pioneering analytical and laboratory equipment used in chemistry, biology, and electronics research.
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D.
DEKA Research & Development Corporation
DEKA Research & Development Corporation is an engineering and technology company known for developing innovative medical devices and advanced technologies under the leadership of inventor Dean Kamen.
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E.
Systems Research Laboratories
Systems Research Laboratories was a technology and defense research company known for advanced engineering and systems development work in areas such as electronics and aerospace.
- 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: United Scientific Instruments Triple: [SUSAT sight, manufacturer, United Scientific Instruments]
Generated description
United Scientific Instruments is a British optics company best known for producing military-grade optical sights and related precision instruments.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Scientific Instruments Target entity description: United Scientific Instruments is a British optics company best known for producing military-grade optical sights and related precision instruments.
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A.
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company was a pioneering British firm based in Cambridge that became renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for designing and manufacturing precision scientific instruments for research and education.
-
B.
Fairchild Camera and Instrument
Fairchild Camera and Instrument was an American technology company best known for its pioneering role in the development and commercialization of semiconductor devices and early integrated circuits.
-
C.
Beckman Instruments
Beckman Instruments was an American scientific instruments company known for pioneering analytical and laboratory equipment used in chemistry, biology, and electronics research.
-
D.
DEKA Research & Development Corporation
DEKA Research & Development Corporation is an engineering and technology company known for developing innovative medical devices and advanced technologies under the leadership of inventor Dean Kamen.
-
E.
Systems Research Laboratories
Systems Research Laboratories was a technology and defense research company known for advanced engineering and systems development work in areas such as electronics and aerospace.
- 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_69a886139ed081909af0940aa9313512 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa625e4cd0819083825b41196f902d |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad71b7c2608190bce1dc7469da4c45 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad72deafcc8190a2aef87277c5d731 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad734440ac81909cbcf1c02fd4bc66 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.