Triple
T201667
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
E4518
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAircraftPowered |
P8254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Boulton Paul Defiant
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British World War II fighter aircraft distinguished by its unusual turret-mounted armament and lack of forward-firing guns.
|
E31921
|
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: Boulton Paul Defiant | Statement: [Rolls-Royce Merlin, notableAircraftPowered, Boulton Paul Defiant]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boulton Paul Defiant Context triple: [Rolls-Royce Merlin, notableAircraftPowered, Boulton Paul Defiant]
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A.
Supermarine Spiteful
The Supermarine Spiteful was a late-World War II British fighter aircraft developed as an advanced, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire with a new laminar-flow wing and improved speed.
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B.
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, noted for its heavy losses in combat due to inadequate performance against modern fighters.
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C.
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft of World War II, renowned for its crucial role in achieving air superiority during the Battle of Britain.
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D.
de Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland Mosquito was a fast, versatile British World War II combat aircraft, nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder" for its largely wooden construction and use in roles ranging from bomber and fighter to reconnaissance.
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E.
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its speed, agility, and iconic role in securing Allied air superiority during World War II.
- 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: Boulton Paul Defiant Triple: [Rolls-Royce Merlin, notableAircraftPowered, Boulton Paul Defiant]
Generated description
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British World War II fighter aircraft distinguished by its unusual turret-mounted armament and lack of forward-firing guns.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boulton Paul Defiant Target entity description: The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British World War II fighter aircraft distinguished by its unusual turret-mounted armament and lack of forward-firing guns.
-
A.
Supermarine Spiteful
The Supermarine Spiteful was a late-World War II British fighter aircraft developed as an advanced, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire with a new laminar-flow wing and improved speed.
-
B.
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, noted for its heavy losses in combat due to inadequate performance against modern fighters.
-
C.
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft of World War II, renowned for its crucial role in achieving air superiority during the Battle of Britain.
-
D.
de Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland Mosquito was a fast, versatile British World War II combat aircraft, nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder" for its largely wooden construction and use in roles ranging from bomber and fighter to reconnaissance.
-
E.
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its speed, agility, and iconic role in securing Allied air superiority during World War II.
- 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_69a25737567c81908f9c505300239181 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a260c178ac819085eb94ccaf64b780 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a36cecd7548190afb12addafc7bbf5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a370c0be6c81909896818df1ac5e28 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:48 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3712460ec819081e5cafb812dfb9d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:51 a.m.