Triple
T2320
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edwin H. Armstrong |
E42
|
entity |
| Predicate | militaryBranch |
P253
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
United States Army Signal Corps
The United States Army Signal Corps is the branch of the U.S. Army responsible for developing, managing, and supporting military communications and information systems.
|
E170
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: United States Army Signal Corps | Statement: [Edwin H. Armstrong, militaryBranch, United States Army Signal Corps]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Army Signal Corps Context triple: [Edwin H. Armstrong, militaryBranch, United States Army Signal Corps]
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A.
Office of Scientific Research and Development
The Office of Scientific Research and Development was a U.S. government agency during World War II that coordinated military-related scientific research, including major projects like the development of radar and the atomic bomb.
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B.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
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C.
Institute of Radio Engineers
The Institute of Radio Engineers was a major professional organization for radio and electronics engineers that later merged into the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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D.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
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E.
NACA
NACA (the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) was the U.S. government agency that conducted pioneering aeronautical research and served as the predecessor to NASA.
- 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: United States Army Signal Corps Triple: [Edwin H. Armstrong, militaryBranch, United States Army Signal Corps]
Generated description
The United States Army Signal Corps is the branch of the U.S. Army responsible for developing, managing, and supporting military communications and information systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Army Signal Corps Target entity description: The United States Army Signal Corps is the branch of the U.S. Army responsible for developing, managing, and supporting military communications and information systems.
-
A.
Office of Scientific Research and Development
The Office of Scientific Research and Development was a U.S. government agency during World War II that coordinated military-related scientific research, including major projects like the development of radar and the atomic bomb.
-
B.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
-
C.
Institute of Radio Engineers
The Institute of Radio Engineers was a major professional organization for radio and electronics engineers that later merged into the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
-
D.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
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E.
NACA
NACA (the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) was the U.S. government agency that conducted pioneering aeronautical research and served as the predecessor to NASA.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: militaryBranch Context triple: [Edwin H. Armstrong, militaryBranch, United States Army Signal Corps]
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A.
hasMilitaryBranch
chosen
Indicates that an entity is associated with, served in, or is part of a specific branch of a military organization.
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B.
militaryConflict
Indicates a relationship where two or more parties are engaged in organized, armed hostilities or warfare against each other.
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C.
headquartersLocation
Indicates the place where an organization’s main administrative center or principal office is located.
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D.
administeredBy
Indicates that an action, service, or process is carried out, managed, or overseen by a specified agent or authority.
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E.
memberOf
Indicates that an entity belongs to, is part of, or is a constituent of a larger group, organization, or collection.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a22cde80848190b62c5f556b4d62ba |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2346846608190b6b40d31f1dbd685 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a238e23e0881909815d2dad067d7a1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a23ab3a1f481908407d4648bbf3f86 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a23b736e388190956fa92a68d25866 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a233c396ec8190986608d07fb251d4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:48 p.m.