Triple

T3304332
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bertrand Meyer E69410 entity
Predicate developed P73 FINISHED
Object Eiffel method
The Eiffel method is a software engineering approach that emphasizes object-oriented design, correctness by construction, and the use of contracts to ensure software reliability.
E347707 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: Eiffel method | Statement: [Bertrand Meyer, developed, Eiffel method]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eiffel method
Context triple: [Bertrand Meyer, developed, Eiffel method]
  • A. Feautrier method
    The Feautrier method is a numerical technique used in radiative transfer to stably and accurately solve second-order differential equations for the radiation field in stellar atmospheres and similar media.
  • B. Darwin–Fowler method
    The Darwin–Fowler method is a statistical mechanics technique that uses complex analysis and generating functions to derive distribution laws for systems of many particles.
  • C. Gundersen method
    The Gundersen method is a timing-based system in Nordic combined that converts ski jumping results into staggered start times for the cross-country race so that the first athlete to finish wins overall.
  • D. Booch method
    The Booch method is an early object-oriented analysis and design methodology created by Grady Booch that helped shape modern software modeling practices.
  • E. Langevin Block
    The Langevin Block is a historic federal government office building in Ottawa, Canada, that houses the Prime Minister’s Office and senior staff.
  • 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: Eiffel method
Triple: [Bertrand Meyer, developed, Eiffel method]
Generated description
The Eiffel method is a software engineering approach that emphasizes object-oriented design, correctness by construction, and the use of contracts to ensure software reliability.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eiffel method
Target entity description: The Eiffel method is a software engineering approach that emphasizes object-oriented design, correctness by construction, and the use of contracts to ensure software reliability.
  • A. Feautrier method
    The Feautrier method is a numerical technique used in radiative transfer to stably and accurately solve second-order differential equations for the radiation field in stellar atmospheres and similar media.
  • B. Darwin–Fowler method
    The Darwin–Fowler method is a statistical mechanics technique that uses complex analysis and generating functions to derive distribution laws for systems of many particles.
  • C. Gundersen method
    The Gundersen method is a timing-based system in Nordic combined that converts ski jumping results into staggered start times for the cross-country race so that the first athlete to finish wins overall.
  • D. Booch method
    The Booch method is an early object-oriented analysis and design methodology created by Grady Booch that helped shape modern software modeling practices.
  • E. Langevin Block
    The Langevin Block is a historic federal government office building in Ottawa, Canada, that houses the Prime Minister’s Office and senior staff.
  • 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_69ad859f218081909458d2cebbf57565 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb0c8179081908a2595d1fdb7560a completed March 8, 2026, 5:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2f3e383088190a056ca793ebf4ffe completed March 12, 2026, 5:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2f9fb060881909dd940c69cf4a12e completed March 12, 2026, 5:38 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3137bf988819080cef6c1946ec622 completed March 12, 2026, 7:26 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.