Triple

T20203729
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject W. W. Grainger, Inc. E493291 entity
Predicate tickerSymbol P1447 FINISHED
Object GWW
GWW is the stock ticker symbol for W. W. Grainger, Inc., a major North American distributor of industrial supplies and maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products.
 E1418248 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: GWW | Statement: [W. W. Grainger, Inc., tickerSymbol, GWW]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: GWW
Context triple: [W. W. Grainger, Inc., tickerSymbol, GWW]
  • A. GWW
    GWW is the IATA airport code for Gatow Airfield, a former military airfield in Berlin, Germany.
  • B. WGW
    WGW is the National Rail station code for Wigan Wallgate railway station in Greater Manchester, England.
  • C. GWA
    GWA is the public utility agency responsible for providing water and wastewater services across the island of Guam.
  • D. 3WW
    "3WW" is an atmospheric, folk-influenced indie rock song by British band Alt‑J, known for its sparse instrumentation, layered vocals, and enigmatic storytelling.
  • E. GGG
    GGG is the three-letter IATA airport code for East Texas Regional Airport in Longview, Texas.
  • 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: GWW
Triple: [W. W. Grainger, Inc., tickerSymbol, GWW]
Generated description
GWW is the stock ticker symbol for W. W. Grainger, Inc., a major North American distributor of industrial supplies and maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: GWW
Target entity description: GWW is the stock ticker symbol for W. W. Grainger, Inc., a major North American distributor of industrial supplies and maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products.
  • A. GWW
    GWW is the IATA airport code for Gatow Airfield, a former military airfield in Berlin, Germany.
  • B. WGW
    WGW is the National Rail station code for Wigan Wallgate railway station in Greater Manchester, England.
  • C. GWA
    GWA is the public utility agency responsible for providing water and wastewater services across the island of Guam.
  • D. 3WW
    "3WW" is an atmospheric, folk-influenced indie rock song by British band Alt‑J, known for its sparse instrumentation, layered vocals, and enigmatic storytelling.
  • E. GGG
    GGG is the three-letter IATA airport code for East Texas Regional Airport in Longview, Texas.
  • 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_69e66d8f90108190b72e37c0056de0f8 completed April 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0843ea96988190a6ef505492dbfe9d completed May 16, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08450b54dc8190978326574995952d completed May 16, 2026, 10:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0845e241048190ba7fb657d4dca3d7 completed May 16, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:38 p.m.