Triple

T2017665
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Henry Rossiter Worthington E44031 entity
Predicate hasNotableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Worthington direct-acting steam pump
The Worthington direct-acting steam pump is a pioneering 19th-century steam-powered pumping machine that became widely used for municipal water supply, industry, and marine applications due to its reliability and efficiency.
E224576 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: Worthington direct-acting steam pump | Statement: [Henry Rossiter Worthington, hasNotableWork, Worthington direct-acting steam pump]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Worthington direct-acting steam pump
Context triple: [Henry Rossiter Worthington, hasNotableWork, Worthington direct-acting steam pump]
  • A. Watt steam engine
    The Watt steam engine was a vastly improved steam engine developed in the late 18th century that greatly increased efficiency and helped power the Industrial Revolution.
  • B. Queen Victoria’s bathing machine
    Queen Victoria’s bathing machine is a preserved 19th-century seaside bathing carriage used by Queen Victoria for discreet sea bathing, now displayed as a historic curiosity associated with her private life at Osborne.
  • C. Archimedean screw
    The Archimedean screw is an ancient mechanical device, traditionally attributed to Archimedes, used to lift water or other granular materials by rotating a helical surface inside a cylinder or open trough.
  • D. Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
    Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
  • E. cotton gin
    The cotton gin is a machine that rapidly separates cotton fibers from their seeds, revolutionizing cotton production and profoundly impacting the economy and slavery in the American South.
  • 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: Worthington direct-acting steam pump
Triple: [Henry Rossiter Worthington, hasNotableWork, Worthington direct-acting steam pump]
Generated description
The Worthington direct-acting steam pump is a pioneering 19th-century steam-powered pumping machine that became widely used for municipal water supply, industry, and marine applications due to its reliability and efficiency.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Worthington direct-acting steam pump
Target entity description: The Worthington direct-acting steam pump is a pioneering 19th-century steam-powered pumping machine that became widely used for municipal water supply, industry, and marine applications due to its reliability and efficiency.
  • A. Watt steam engine
    The Watt steam engine was a vastly improved steam engine developed in the late 18th century that greatly increased efficiency and helped power the Industrial Revolution.
  • B. Queen Victoria’s bathing machine
    Queen Victoria’s bathing machine is a preserved 19th-century seaside bathing carriage used by Queen Victoria for discreet sea bathing, now displayed as a historic curiosity associated with her private life at Osborne.
  • C. Archimedean screw
    The Archimedean screw is an ancient mechanical device, traditionally attributed to Archimedes, used to lift water or other granular materials by rotating a helical surface inside a cylinder or open trough.
  • D. Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
    Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
  • E. cotton gin
    The cotton gin is a machine that rapidly separates cotton fibers from their seeds, revolutionizing cotton production and profoundly impacting the economy and slavery in the American South.
  • 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_69a8891201bc8190aca837be6de41579 completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb8ce71788190ac21beff10b08122 completed March 7, 2026, 5:34 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae0af1547481909d5f2ca9c4715ace completed March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae0b78340c8190897a8cbba418cb00 completed March 8, 2026, 11:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae0c01b30c81908394e31aa3238bfa completed March 8, 2026, 11:53 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.