Triple
T18319586
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SNC-Lavalin |
E438834
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert
Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert was a Canadian engineering firm that became part of what is now known as SNC-Lavalin.
|
E1317801
|
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: Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert | Statement: [SNC-Lavalin, formerName, Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert Context triple: [SNC-Lavalin, formerName, Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert]
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A.
Parish-Hadley Associates
Parish-Hadley Associates was a highly influential American interior design firm renowned for shaping 20th-century high-society and traditional interior aesthetics.
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B.
Hugh Dutton Associés
Hugh Dutton Associés is a Paris-based architecture and design studio known for its innovative, high-tech, and environmentally responsive projects that blend engineering, art, and digital design.
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C.
Morrison Hershfield
Morrison Hershfield is a Canadian engineering firm known for providing structural and multidisciplinary engineering services on major infrastructure and building projects.
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D.
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls was a prominent American architecture and engineering firm, best known as the historic predecessor to the modern design and professional services company SmithGroup.
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E.
John Carl Warnecke & Associates
John Carl Warnecke & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American architect John Carl Warnecke, known for major civic and institutional projects in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert Triple: [SNC-Lavalin, formerName, Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert]
Generated description
Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert was a Canadian engineering firm that became part of what is now known as SNC-Lavalin.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert Target entity description: Surveyer, Nenniger & Chenevert was a Canadian engineering firm that became part of what is now known as SNC-Lavalin.
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A.
Parish-Hadley Associates
Parish-Hadley Associates was a highly influential American interior design firm renowned for shaping 20th-century high-society and traditional interior aesthetics.
-
B.
Hugh Dutton Associés
Hugh Dutton Associés is a Paris-based architecture and design studio known for its innovative, high-tech, and environmentally responsive projects that blend engineering, art, and digital design.
-
C.
Morrison Hershfield
Morrison Hershfield is a Canadian engineering firm known for providing structural and multidisciplinary engineering services on major infrastructure and building projects.
-
D.
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls was a prominent American architecture and engineering firm, best known as the historic predecessor to the modern design and professional services company SmithGroup.
-
E.
John Carl Warnecke & Associates
John Carl Warnecke & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American architect John Carl Warnecke, known for major civic and institutional projects in the mid-20th century.
- 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_69d8b916a2d081909e249e4902f6aad9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e50aa4d3308190883714e1ef6a1d84 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03c4c6094881909add4e2fe99a1bba |
completed | May 13, 2026, 12:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03c52d0ba48190845d461df02c3aa3 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 12:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03c5dd07488190ae04c6b406ab29c9 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 12:29 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:36 a.m.