Triple
T3666447
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | M4 Sherman tank |
E77768
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableVariant |
P4680
|
FINISHED |
| Object | M4A1 Sherman |
E77768
|
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: M4A1 Sherman | Statement: [M4 Sherman tank, notableVariant, M4A1 Sherman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M4A1 Sherman Context triple: [M4 Sherman tank, notableVariant, M4A1 Sherman]
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A.
M4 Sherman tank
chosen
The M4 Sherman tank was the primary American medium tank of World War II, widely used by Allied forces for its reliability, ease of production, and versatility in combat roles.
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B.
M48 Patton tank
The M48 Patton tank is an American Cold War–era main battle tank widely used by the U.S. and allied forces in numerous conflicts from the 1950s onward.
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C.
M26 Pershing tank
The M26 Pershing tank was a late-World War II American heavy/medium tank that introduced improved armor and a powerful 90 mm gun, serving as a precursor to the postwar Patton series.
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D.
M46 Patton tank
The M46 Patton tank is an American post–World War II main battle tank that served as an early member of the Patton series, seeing combat in the Korean War and bridging the transition from the M26 Pershing to later Cold War designs.
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E.
M60 Patton tank
The M60 Patton tank is a Cold War–era American main battle tank known for its powerful 105 mm gun, thick armor, and long service life in the U.S. military and many allied armies.
- 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_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. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.