Triple
T20197451
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Drexel Burnham Lambert |
E493125
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Drexel Firestone
Drexel Firestone was a mid-20th-century American investment banking firm that later became part of the powerhouse Wall Street firm Drexel Burnham Lambert.
|
E1417448
|
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: Drexel Firestone | Statement: [Drexel Burnham Lambert, formedByMergerOf, Drexel Firestone]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drexel Firestone Context triple: [Drexel Burnham Lambert, formedByMergerOf, Drexel Firestone]
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A.
Leonard Firestone
Leonard Firestone was an American businessman, diplomat, and member of the prominent Firestone tire-manufacturing family who served as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium.
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B.
Arthur Dorman
Arthur Dorman was a British industrialist best known as a co-founder of the major steel and engineering firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd, which played a significant role in bridge building and heavy industry.
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C.
Frank H. T. Rhodes
Frank H. T. Rhodes was a prominent geologist and long-serving president of Cornell University, widely recognized for his leadership in higher education and public service.
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D.
Harold J. Stone
Harold J. Stone was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1940s through the 1970s, often portraying tough, authoritative, or ethnic supporting roles.
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E.
Wallace J. Williamson
Wallace J. Williamson was a prominent figure associated with the founding or early development of Williamson, West Virginia, for whom the city was named.
- 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: Drexel Firestone Triple: [Drexel Burnham Lambert, formedByMergerOf, Drexel Firestone]
Generated description
Drexel Firestone was a mid-20th-century American investment banking firm that later became part of the powerhouse Wall Street firm Drexel Burnham Lambert.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drexel Firestone Target entity description: Drexel Firestone was a mid-20th-century American investment banking firm that later became part of the powerhouse Wall Street firm Drexel Burnham Lambert.
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A.
Leonard Firestone
Leonard Firestone was an American businessman, diplomat, and member of the prominent Firestone tire-manufacturing family who served as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium.
-
B.
Arthur Dorman
Arthur Dorman was a British industrialist best known as a co-founder of the major steel and engineering firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd, which played a significant role in bridge building and heavy industry.
-
C.
Frank H. T. Rhodes
Frank H. T. Rhodes was a prominent geologist and long-serving president of Cornell University, widely recognized for his leadership in higher education and public service.
-
D.
Harold J. Stone
Harold J. Stone was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1940s through the 1970s, often portraying tough, authoritative, or ethnic supporting roles.
-
E.
Wallace J. Williamson
Wallace J. Williamson was a prominent figure associated with the founding or early development of Williamson, West Virginia, for whom the city was named.
- 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_69da6269614c8190bb40475d9d477358 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66ad99d50819090ddb7b546c65321 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0843e4cc088190a33f932359490196 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0844c0f9ec81909773fa613e9aca08 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a084591f43481908e11348b21721b8a |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:37 p.m.