Triple

T3666452
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject M4 Sherman tank E77768 entity
Predicate notableVariant P4680 FINISHED
Object Sherman Firefly
The Sherman Firefly was a British-modified version of the American M4 Sherman tank, equipped with a powerful 17-pounder anti-tank gun and used extensively to counter German heavy armor during World War II.
E77768 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: Sherman Firefly | Statement: [M4 Sherman tank, notableVariant, Sherman Firefly]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherman Firefly
Context triple: [M4 Sherman tank, notableVariant, Sherman Firefly]
  • A. TAM medium tank
    The TAM medium tank is an Argentine-designed and -produced main battle tank developed in the 1970s to provide the country with a modern, mobile armored fighting vehicle suited to its terrain and military needs.
  • B. Oshkosh Racey
    Oshkosh Racey is a celebrated American racing greyhound renowned for his exceptional track performance and status as one of the sport’s notable champions.
  • C. Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
    The Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle is a British light tracked armored fighting vehicle designed for high-speed battlefield scouting and surveillance missions.
  • D. 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.
  • E. M4 Sherman tank
    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.
  • 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: Sherman Firefly
Triple: [M4 Sherman tank, notableVariant, Sherman Firefly]
Generated description
The Sherman Firefly was a British-modified version of the American M4 Sherman tank, equipped with a powerful 17-pounder anti-tank gun and used extensively to counter German heavy armor during World War II.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherman Firefly
Target entity description: The Sherman Firefly was a British-modified version of the American M4 Sherman tank, equipped with a powerful 17-pounder anti-tank gun and used extensively to counter German heavy armor during World War II.
  • A. TAM medium tank
    The TAM medium tank is an Argentine-designed and -produced main battle tank developed in the 1970s to provide the country with a modern, mobile armored fighting vehicle suited to its terrain and military needs.
  • B. Oshkosh Racey
    Oshkosh Racey is a celebrated American racing greyhound renowned for his exceptional track performance and status as one of the sport’s notable champions.
  • C. Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
    The Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle is a British light tracked armored fighting vehicle designed for high-speed battlefield scouting and surveillance missions.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above.

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.