Triple
T3666409
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | M4 Sherman tank |
E77768
|
entity |
| Predicate | manufacturer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pacific Car and Foundry
Pacific Car and Foundry was an American industrial company best known for manufacturing heavy equipment and military vehicles, and later for producing Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks under the name PACCAR Inc.
|
E377236
|
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: Pacific Car and Foundry | Statement: [M4 Sherman tank, manufacturer, Pacific Car and Foundry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Car and Foundry Context triple: [M4 Sherman tank, manufacturer, Pacific Car and Foundry]
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A.
Atkinson-Kier Company
Atkinson-Kier Company is a constituent business unit or subsidiary within the larger MWAK Company organization.
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B.
Union Steel
Union Steel was an American steel company historically associated with industrialist and financier Andrew W. Mellon.
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C.
The Canton Company
The Canton Company is a film production company known for producing movies such as the romantic comedy "40 Days and 40 Nights."
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D.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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E.
Dickson Manufacturing Company
Dickson Manufacturing Company was a historic American builder of steam locomotives and industrial machinery that later became part of the American Locomotive Company through merger.
- 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: Pacific Car and Foundry Triple: [M4 Sherman tank, manufacturer, Pacific Car and Foundry]
Generated description
Pacific Car and Foundry was an American industrial company best known for manufacturing heavy equipment and military vehicles, and later for producing Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks under the name PACCAR Inc.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Car and Foundry Target entity description: Pacific Car and Foundry was an American industrial company best known for manufacturing heavy equipment and military vehicles, and later for producing Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks under the name PACCAR Inc.
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A.
Atkinson-Kier Company
Atkinson-Kier Company is a constituent business unit or subsidiary within the larger MWAK Company organization.
-
B.
Union Steel
Union Steel was an American steel company historically associated with industrialist and financier Andrew W. Mellon.
-
C.
The Canton Company
The Canton Company is a film production company known for producing movies such as the romantic comedy "40 Days and 40 Nights."
-
D.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
-
E.
Dickson Manufacturing Company
Dickson Manufacturing Company was a historic American builder of steam locomotives and industrial machinery that later became part of the American Locomotive Company through merger.
- 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_69ad85dfc4dc8190a441864202ab2a7a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc40188988190b1b7ac9c8240a5ff |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4884bd50c8190a334e9aadc734364 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4906d6190819086bd51f96d3ffdcc |
completed | March 13, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4add30904819082ed6f6ee5918e57 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.