Triple
T3666439
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | M4 Sherman tank |
E77768
|
entity |
| Predicate | engine |
P6068
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Continental R975 radial engine
The Continental R975 radial engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled gasoline aircraft engine widely adapted during World War II to power U.S. armored vehicles, most notably the M4 Sherman medium tank.
|
E377237
|
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: Continental R975 radial engine | Statement: [M4 Sherman tank, engine, Continental R975 radial engine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Continental R975 radial engine Context triple: [M4 Sherman tank, engine, Continental R975 radial engine]
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A.
Continental AV-1790-3 gasoline engine
The Continental AV-1790-3 is a large, air-cooled V12 gasoline engine developed in the mid-20th century to power American heavy armored vehicles such as the M46 Patton tank.
-
B.
BMW 132 radial engine
The BMW 132 radial engine was a widely used German air-cooled nine-cylinder aircraft engine of the 1930s and 1940s, powering numerous Luftwaffe aircraft during World War II.
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C.
BMW 801 radial engine
The BMW 801 radial engine was a powerful German World War II air-cooled aircraft engine widely used in Luftwaffe fighters and bombers, noted for its reliability and advanced engineering.
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D.
Daimler-Benz DB 603A engine
The Daimler-Benz DB 603A engine was a large, liquid-cooled, inverted V12 aircraft engine developed in Germany during World War II, known for powering high-performance Luftwaffe aircraft such as night fighters and heavy fighters.
-
E.
Alfa Romeo 128 radial engine
The Alfa Romeo 128 radial engine was an Italian air-cooled aircraft engine used in World War II-era military aircraft.
- 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: Continental R975 radial engine Triple: [M4 Sherman tank, engine, Continental R975 radial engine]
Generated description
The Continental R975 radial engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled gasoline aircraft engine widely adapted during World War II to power U.S. armored vehicles, most notably the M4 Sherman medium tank.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Continental R975 radial engine Target entity description: The Continental R975 radial engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled gasoline aircraft engine widely adapted during World War II to power U.S. armored vehicles, most notably the M4 Sherman medium tank.
-
A.
Continental AV-1790-3 gasoline engine
The Continental AV-1790-3 is a large, air-cooled V12 gasoline engine developed in the mid-20th century to power American heavy armored vehicles such as the M46 Patton tank.
-
B.
BMW 132 radial engine
The BMW 132 radial engine was a widely used German air-cooled nine-cylinder aircraft engine of the 1930s and 1940s, powering numerous Luftwaffe aircraft during World War II.
-
C.
BMW 801 radial engine
The BMW 801 radial engine was a powerful German World War II air-cooled aircraft engine widely used in Luftwaffe fighters and bombers, noted for its reliability and advanced engineering.
-
D.
Daimler-Benz DB 603A engine
The Daimler-Benz DB 603A engine was a large, liquid-cooled, inverted V12 aircraft engine developed in Germany during World War II, known for powering high-performance Luftwaffe aircraft such as night fighters and heavy fighters.
-
E.
Alfa Romeo 128 radial engine
The Alfa Romeo 128 radial engine was an Italian air-cooled aircraft engine used in World War II-era military aircraft.
- 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.