Triple

T17816973
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Denny and Brothers E444870 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object William Denny NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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 Denny | Statement: [William Denny and Brothers, foundedBy, William Denny]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Denny
Context triple: [William Denny and Brothers, foundedBy, William Denny]
  • A. James Barclay
    James Barclay is a British fantasy author best known for his epic series "The Chronicles of the Raven" and "Legends of the Raven."
  • B. 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.
  • C. George Stevenson
    George Stevenson is the fictional protagonist of "Rocket Man," a character likely defined by his adventures and experiences related to space or rocketry.
  • D. William Stuart Symington Jr.
    William Stuart Symington Jr. was an American businessman and Democratic politician who became the first U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and later served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Missouri.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Denny
Target entity description: William Denny was a Scottish shipbuilder best known as a leading figure of the Denny family firm, William Denny and Brothers, which became renowned for innovative ship design and construction in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • A. James Barclay
    James Barclay is a British fantasy author best known for his epic series "The Chronicles of the Raven" and "Legends of the Raven."
  • B. 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.
  • C. George Stevenson
    George Stevenson is the fictional protagonist of "Rocket Man," a character likely defined by his adventures and experiences related to space or rocketry.
  • D. William Stuart Symington Jr.
    William Stuart Symington Jr. was an American businessman and Democratic politician who became the first U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and later served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Missouri.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8b9f0de78819099395b14db75a8a6 completed April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e48880457c81908214741d6cd7a1ee completed April 19, 2026, 7:47 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:14 a.m.