Triple
T17816973
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Denny and Brothers |
E444870
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entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
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FINISHED |
| Object |
William Denny
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.
|
E1290176
|
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 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]
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 Denny Triple: [William Denny and Brothers, foundedBy, William Denny]
Generated 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.
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 (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_69d8b9f0de78819099395b14db75a8a6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e48880457c81908214741d6cd7a1ee |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a02ff643ca08190a427b7cabfd91dab |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0303b3b4c881908960293a5985d8c7 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a030408cebc8190835c005a5f380793 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:14 a.m.