Triple
T3483465
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Arnold O. Beckman |
E73549
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Beckman Instruments |
E91306
|
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: Beckman Instruments | Statement: [Arnold O. Beckman, employer, Beckman Instruments]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beckman Instruments Context triple: [Arnold O. Beckman, employer, Beckman Instruments]
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A.
Beckman Instruments
chosen
Beckman Instruments was an American scientific instruments company known for pioneering analytical and laboratory equipment used in chemistry, biology, and electronics research.
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B.
Shimadzu Corporation
Shimadzu Corporation is a Japanese multinational company specializing in precision instruments, analytical and measuring equipment, and medical systems.
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C.
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company was a pioneering British firm based in Cambridge that became renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for designing and manufacturing precision scientific instruments for research and education.
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D.
Hach Company
Hach Company is a manufacturer of analytical instruments and reagents specializing in water quality testing and analysis for environmental, industrial, and municipal applications.
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E.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leading American biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides scientific instruments, reagents, and services to research, healthcare, and industrial customers worldwide.
- 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_69ad85b3c9b08190857cae74c7f36da9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbb781e9c8190810fdd814f506127 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:10 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e6202ec81908c9614102e618fb5 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:17 p.m.