Triple

T3358408
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject M198 howitzer E70658 entity
Predicate replaced P101 FINISHED
Object M114 155 mm howitzer
The M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed medium artillery piece used extensively by the United States and allied forces from World War II through the Cold War.
 E351049 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: M114 155 mm howitzer | Statement: [M198 howitzer, replaced, M114 155 mm howitzer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M114 155 mm howitzer
Context triple: [M198 howitzer, replaced, M114 155 mm howitzer]
  • A. M198 howitzer
    The M198 howitzer is a towed 155 mm medium artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range indirect fire support.
  • B. M109 self-propelled howitzer
    The M109 self-propelled howitzer is a U.S.-designed, tracked 155 mm artillery system widely used by NATO and allied armies for mobile, armored fire support.
  • C. L11 155 mm howitzer
    The L11 155 mm howitzer is a British-designed towed artillery piece known for its long-range fire support capabilities and use by several NATO-aligned armed forces during the Cold War era.
  • D. M777 howitzer
    The M777 howitzer is a lightweight, towed 155mm artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range, precision fire support.
  • E. M270 MLRS
    The M270 MLRS is a tracked, armored multiple launch rocket system used by several NATO and allied armies to deliver rapid, long-range rocket and missile fire support.
  • 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: M114 155 mm howitzer
Triple: [M198 howitzer, replaced, M114 155 mm howitzer]
Generated description
The M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed medium artillery piece used extensively by the United States and allied forces from World War II through the Cold War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M114 155 mm howitzer
Target entity description: The M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed medium artillery piece used extensively by the United States and allied forces from World War II through the Cold War.
  • A. M198 howitzer
    The M198 howitzer is a towed 155 mm medium artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range indirect fire support.
  • B. M109 self-propelled howitzer
    The M109 self-propelled howitzer is a U.S.-designed, tracked 155 mm artillery system widely used by NATO and allied armies for mobile, armored fire support.
  • C. L11 155 mm howitzer
    The L11 155 mm howitzer is a British-designed towed artillery piece known for its long-range fire support capabilities and use by several NATO-aligned armed forces during the Cold War era.
  • D. M777 howitzer
    The M777 howitzer is a lightweight, towed 155mm artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range, precision fire support.
  • E. M270 MLRS
    The M270 MLRS is a tracked, armored multiple launch rocket system used by several NATO and allied armies to deliver rapid, long-range rocket and missile fire support.
  • 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_69ad85a660c48190998489309a3b4869 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb26523cc819091006fde7beb32e4 completed March 8, 2026, 5:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b3253e91988190bbfdafdf88ab0df1 completed March 12, 2026, 8:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b326cc82788190b68f1db043f21055 completed March 12, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3276b55a0819094face2e56001921 completed March 12, 2026, 8:51 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.