Triple
T1815379
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McDonnell Douglas |
E40424
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor best known for producing iconic military aircraft such as the F-4 Phantom II before merging to form McDonnell Douglas.
|
E40424
|
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: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation | Statement: [McDonnell Douglas, formedByMergerOf, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Context triple: [McDonnell Douglas, formedByMergerOf, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation]
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A.
McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor known for producing commercial airliners and military aircraft before merging with Boeing in 1997.
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B.
Convair
Convair was a major American aerospace and defense contractor known for producing military aircraft, airliners, and early space launch vehicles during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation is a major American aircraft manufacturer known for producing Cessna and Beechcraft airplanes for business, general aviation, and special mission use.
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D.
Douglas Aircraft Company
Douglas Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace manufacturer known for producing influential military and commercial aircraft throughout much of the 20th century.
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E.
Bell Textron
Bell Textron is a major American aerospace manufacturer best known for designing and producing helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft for both military and commercial use.
- 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: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Triple: [McDonnell Douglas, formedByMergerOf, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation]
Generated description
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor best known for producing iconic military aircraft such as the F-4 Phantom II before merging to form McDonnell Douglas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Target entity description: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor best known for producing iconic military aircraft such as the F-4 Phantom II before merging to form McDonnell Douglas.
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A.
McDonnell Douglas
chosen
McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor known for producing commercial airliners and military aircraft before merging with Boeing in 1997.
-
B.
Convair
Convair was a major American aerospace and defense contractor known for producing military aircraft, airliners, and early space launch vehicles during the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation is a major American aircraft manufacturer known for producing Cessna and Beechcraft airplanes for business, general aviation, and special mission use.
-
D.
Douglas Aircraft Company
Douglas Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace manufacturer known for producing influential military and commercial aircraft throughout much of the 20th century.
-
E.
Bell Textron
Bell Textron is a major American aerospace manufacturer best known for designing and producing helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft for both military and commercial use.
- F. None of above.
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_69a8864526c081908a3a4d74f689e2c5 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa65f4628481909ca8e4c2302752ac |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae95e04dc88190902f2ae5ae856b20 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae96b399608190bfa846c433612142 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae977aac9c8190b5fecd5fea8893fd |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.