Triple
T2645147
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Watt steam engine |
E62965
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOn |
P98
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Newcomen atmospheric engine
The Newcomen atmospheric engine was an early 18th-century steam-powered pumping engine used primarily to remove water from mines, representing one of the first practical applications of steam power in industry.
|
E285462
|
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: Newcomen atmospheric engine | Statement: [Watt steam engine, basedOn, Newcomen atmospheric engine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newcomen atmospheric engine Context triple: [Watt steam engine, basedOn, Newcomen atmospheric engine]
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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.
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B.
Stephenson's Rocket
Stephenson's Rocket is an early 19th-century steam locomotive famous for winning the 1829 Rainhill Trials and proving the viability of railway transport.
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C.
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.
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D.
Arkwright
Arkwright is a small village in the town of Coventry in Providence County, Rhode Island, historically known as a 19th-century mill community.
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E.
Boulton and Watt
Boulton and Watt was a pioneering 18th-century British engineering and manufacturing firm best known for developing and commercializing improved steam engines that powered the Industrial Revolution.
- 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: Newcomen atmospheric engine Triple: [Watt steam engine, basedOn, Newcomen atmospheric engine]
Generated description
The Newcomen atmospheric engine was an early 18th-century steam-powered pumping engine used primarily to remove water from mines, representing one of the first practical applications of steam power in industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newcomen atmospheric engine Target entity description: The Newcomen atmospheric engine was an early 18th-century steam-powered pumping engine used primarily to remove water from mines, representing one of the first practical applications of steam power in industry.
-
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.
Stephenson's Rocket
Stephenson's Rocket is an early 19th-century steam locomotive famous for winning the 1829 Rainhill Trials and proving the viability of railway transport.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Arkwright
Arkwright is a small village in the town of Coventry in Providence County, Rhode Island, historically known as a 19th-century mill community.
-
E.
Boulton and Watt
Boulton and Watt was a pioneering 18th-century British engineering and manufacturing firm best known for developing and commercializing improved steam engines that powered the Industrial Revolution.
- 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_69ab4c3f2dcc819082df80f5e032f690 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd917192081908e7a2cf780a17b83 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af98c50d108190b716dd51c34d3759 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af9952a95881908d01aa13f5feef43 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af99e68f10819094d758d3a4bc2e9c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:11 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:53 p.m.