Triple
T2723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lee de Forest |
E51
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Audion vacuum tube |
E51
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Audion vacuum tube | Statement: [Lee de Forest, notableWork, Audion vacuum tube]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Audion vacuum tube Context triple: [Lee de Forest, notableWork, Audion vacuum tube]
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A.
Differential analyzer
The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
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B.
Lee de Forest
chosen
Lee de Forest was an American inventor and radio pioneer best known for creating the Audion vacuum tube, a key development in early electronics and wireless communication.
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C.
Edwin H. Armstrong
Edwin H. Armstrong was a pioneering American electrical engineer and inventor best known for developing frequency modulation (FM) radio and several fundamental radio technologies.
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D.
harmonic analyzer
A harmonic analyzer is a mechanical or electrical device used to decompose complex periodic signals into their constituent sinusoidal components for analysis.
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E.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a22e0d37588190897cf37a323013f5 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a230c560548190a57df2421e233775 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a238e23e0881909815d2dad067d7a1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:55 p.m.