Triple
T20712068
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Varian Associates |
E509072
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entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Webster Hansen |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: William Webster Hansen | Statement: [Varian Associates, foundedBy, William Webster Hansen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Webster Hansen Context triple: [Varian Associates, foundedBy, William Webster Hansen]
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A.
William Hansen
William Hansen was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
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B.
John M. Petersen
John M. Petersen is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, recognized for his significant philanthropic support to the institution.
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C.
Harry Gullichsen
Harry Gullichsen was a Finnish industrialist and prominent art patron known for commissioning modernist works, including Alvar Aalto’s celebrated Villa Mairea.
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D.
Howard C. Petersen
Howard C. Petersen was an American lawyer, government official, and banker who played a key role in U.S. economic and defense policy during and after World War II.
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E.
Albert N. Jorgensen
Albert N. Jorgensen was a prominent American academic administrator best known for his long tenure as president of the University of Connecticut, during which he oversaw major expansion and modernization of the institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Webster Hansen Target entity description: William Webster Hansen was an American physicist and engineer known for pioneering microwave technology and co-founding the company that became Varian Associates.
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A.
William Hansen
William Hansen was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
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B.
John M. Petersen
John M. Petersen is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, recognized for his significant philanthropic support to the institution.
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C.
Harry Gullichsen
Harry Gullichsen was a Finnish industrialist and prominent art patron known for commissioning modernist works, including Alvar Aalto’s celebrated Villa Mairea.
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D.
Howard C. Petersen
Howard C. Petersen was an American lawyer, government official, and banker who played a key role in U.S. economic and defense policy during and after World War II.
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E.
Albert N. Jorgensen
Albert N. Jorgensen was a prominent American academic administrator best known for his long tenure as president of the University of Connecticut, during which he oversaw major expansion and modernization of the institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4c40ad88190b81f77695366d328 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c1cdcaac8190b9ba82d489fb3bfc |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:15 p.m.