Triple
T4424199
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Caterpillar Inc. |
E95171
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
C. L. Best
C. L. Best was an American tractor and machinery pioneer whose company eventually merged into what became Caterpillar Inc., helping lay the foundation for the modern heavy equipment industry.
|
E437165
|
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: C. L. Best | Statement: [Caterpillar Inc., foundedBy, C. L. Best]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: C. L. Best Context triple: [Caterpillar Inc., foundedBy, C. L. Best]
-
A.
Frederick H. Meyer
Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
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B.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
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C.
E. L. M. Burns
E. L. M. Burns was a Canadian army officer and general who played a prominent role in international peacekeeping, notably serving as a senior commander in early United Nations operations.
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D.
C.K. Holliday
C.K. Holliday is a historic steam locomotive that serves as one of the original engines operating on the Disneyland Railroad in Disneyland Park.
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E.
L. C. Bates
L. C. Bates was an African American journalist and civil rights activist who co-founded and co-published the Arkansas State Press newspaper with his wife, Daisy Bates.
- 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: C. L. Best Triple: [Caterpillar Inc., foundedBy, C. L. Best]
Generated description
C. L. Best was an American tractor and machinery pioneer whose company eventually merged into what became Caterpillar Inc., helping lay the foundation for the modern heavy equipment industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: C. L. Best Target entity description: C. L. Best was an American tractor and machinery pioneer whose company eventually merged into what became Caterpillar Inc., helping lay the foundation for the modern heavy equipment industry.
-
A.
Frederick H. Meyer
Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
-
B.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
-
C.
E. L. M. Burns
E. L. M. Burns was a Canadian army officer and general who played a prominent role in international peacekeeping, notably serving as a senior commander in early United Nations operations.
-
D.
C.K. Holliday
C.K. Holliday is a historic steam locomotive that serves as one of the original engines operating on the Disneyland Railroad in Disneyland Park.
-
E.
L. C. Bates
L. C. Bates was an African American journalist and civil rights activist who co-founded and co-published the Arkansas State Press newspaper with his wife, Daisy Bates.
- 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_69b3453a36908190b95a79a297ca083c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3554ca5208190ba2661616dcf071c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5f62f7eb88190a02669845126e790 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5f6c8a58481908d7bd3d4cfaf265c |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5f73f38d481908ad44dfd33de85ca |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:30 p.m.