Triple

T18933202
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Allen Fuller E463167 entity
Predicate usedVehicle P12443 FINISHED
Object locomotive William R. Smith
Locomotive William R. Smith was a 19th-century American steam locomotive best known for its role in the events surrounding the Civil War-era Great Locomotive Chase.
E1350149 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: locomotive William R. Smith | Statement: [William Allen Fuller, usedVehicle, locomotive William R. Smith]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: locomotive William R. Smith
Context triple: [William Allen Fuller, usedVehicle, locomotive William R. Smith]
  • A. Shay locomotive
    The Shay locomotive is a geared steam locomotive design, widely used on logging and industrial railroads for its exceptional low-speed power and ability to handle steep grades and sharp curves.
  • B. Heisler locomotive
    A Heisler locomotive is a type of geared steam locomotive, recognizable by its V‑twin cylinder arrangement and used primarily on logging and industrial railroads for hauling heavy loads over steep, rough track.
  • C. Forney locomotive
    The Forney locomotive is a compact 19th-century steam tank locomotive type, notable for its rigid wheelbase and rear-mounted fuel and water tanks, widely used on urban elevated and commuter railways.
  • D. Sans Pareil (locomotive)
    Sans Pareil is an early 19th-century steam locomotive built by engineer Timothy Hackworth that competed in the 1829 Rainhill Trials, a landmark event in railway history.
  • E. Locomotive
    Locomotive is the nickname of El Paso Locomotive FC, a professional soccer club based in El Paso, Texas, that competes in the USL Championship.
  • 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: locomotive William R. Smith
Triple: [William Allen Fuller, usedVehicle, locomotive William R. Smith]
Generated description
Locomotive William R. Smith was a 19th-century American steam locomotive best known for its role in the events surrounding the Civil War-era Great Locomotive Chase.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: locomotive William R. Smith
Target entity description: Locomotive William R. Smith was a 19th-century American steam locomotive best known for its role in the events surrounding the Civil War-era Great Locomotive Chase.
  • A. Shay locomotive
    The Shay locomotive is a geared steam locomotive design, widely used on logging and industrial railroads for its exceptional low-speed power and ability to handle steep grades and sharp curves.
  • B. Heisler locomotive
    A Heisler locomotive is a type of geared steam locomotive, recognizable by its V‑twin cylinder arrangement and used primarily on logging and industrial railroads for hauling heavy loads over steep, rough track.
  • C. Forney locomotive
    The Forney locomotive is a compact 19th-century steam tank locomotive type, notable for its rigid wheelbase and rear-mounted fuel and water tanks, widely used on urban elevated and commuter railways.
  • D. Sans Pareil (locomotive)
    Sans Pareil is an early 19th-century steam locomotive built by engineer Timothy Hackworth that competed in the 1829 Rainhill Trials, a landmark event in railway history.
  • E. Locomotive
    Locomotive is the nickname of El Paso Locomotive FC, a professional soccer club based in El Paso, Texas, that competes in the USL Championship.
  • 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_69d8dcfec90481909e926be9767e5779 completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5d3e498308190bd1594cca841199c completed April 20, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a059122dff081909fb907b752a2934f completed May 14, 2026, 9:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0595f0ebd08190bcaa378ca15ae40f completed May 14, 2026, 9:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a05969a874c81909a1392c4268bad75 completed May 14, 2026, 9:32 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:59 a.m.