Triple
T18606836
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bullough family |
E454775
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWithCompany |
P629
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard & Bullough
Howard & Bullough was a prominent British textile machinery manufacturing company closely linked to the Bullough family’s industrial and engineering enterprises.
|
E1333666
|
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: Howard & Bullough | Statement: [Bullough family, associatedWithCompany, Howard & Bullough]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard & Bullough Context triple: [Bullough family, associatedWithCompany, Howard & Bullough]
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A.
David Hull
David Hull is an American actor and singer best known for his role as White Josh on the television series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."
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B.
David Hull
David Hull is an American rock bassist best known for his work with The Joe Perry Project and as a touring and session musician with various prominent rock acts.
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C.
George Bullough
George Bullough was a wealthy British industrialist and landowner best known for owning and lavishly developing the Scottish island of Rum in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Basil Blackwell
Basil Blackwell was a prominent British publisher and bookseller best known for his influential role in academic and philosophical publishing in the 20th century.
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E.
J. M. Buckley
J. M. Buckley was a prominent 19th-century American Methodist Episcopal bishop, editor, and author known for his influence on church policy and religious thought.
- 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: Howard & Bullough Triple: [Bullough family, associatedWithCompany, Howard & Bullough]
Generated description
Howard & Bullough was a prominent British textile machinery manufacturing company closely linked to the Bullough family’s industrial and engineering enterprises.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard & Bullough Target entity description: Howard & Bullough was a prominent British textile machinery manufacturing company closely linked to the Bullough family’s industrial and engineering enterprises.
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A.
David Hull
David Hull is an American actor and singer best known for his role as White Josh on the television series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."
-
B.
David Hull
David Hull is an American rock bassist best known for his work with The Joe Perry Project and as a touring and session musician with various prominent rock acts.
-
C.
George Bullough
George Bullough was a wealthy British industrialist and landowner best known for owning and lavishly developing the Scottish island of Rum in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
D.
Basil Blackwell
Basil Blackwell was a prominent British publisher and bookseller best known for his influential role in academic and philosophical publishing in the 20th century.
-
E.
J. M. Buckley
J. M. Buckley was a prominent 19th-century American Methodist Episcopal bishop, editor, and author known for his influence on church policy and religious thought.
- 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_69d8d38bbe7c8190bdec3138e7d413c9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e547552a648190839cd8cdfed15e12 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a050387fe1c8190b29d4f4ad6ec4d6e |
completed | May 13, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0504a2ee3081908fd92ea5ace4f62c |
completed | May 13, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0505048ad081908ae23163a71a3c17 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 11:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:45 a.m.