Triple
T410828
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Heer |
E9485
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedEquipment |
P2728
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
MG 42 machine gun
The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
|
E52182
|
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: MG 42 machine gun | Statement: [Heer, usedEquipment, MG 42 machine gun]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MG 42 machine gun Context triple: [Heer, usedEquipment, MG 42 machine gun]
-
A.
Karabiner 98k rifle
The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.
-
B.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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C.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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D.
88 mm Flak gun
The 88 mm Flak gun was a versatile German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery piece renowned for its effectiveness and iconic role in World War II combat.
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E.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
- 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: MG 42 machine gun Triple: [Heer, usedEquipment, MG 42 machine gun]
Generated description
The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MG 42 machine gun Target entity description: The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
-
A.
Karabiner 98k rifle
The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.
-
B.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
-
C.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
-
D.
88 mm Flak gun
The 88 mm Flak gun was a versatile German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery piece renowned for its effectiveness and iconic role in World War II combat.
-
E.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
- 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_69a2e80111fc8190961d5b7c6154123f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ee2d6fe481908ff70ab7d043bb3e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a41b49b5e48190b7b4a0cc21bb62d5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a41bafe9508190b5e3486bdac5d594 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a41dabbcf4819084cbe8562d254c2b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:06 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:09 p.m.