Triple
T545953
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Watson-Watt |
E12732
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Physical Laboratory
The National Physical Laboratory is the United Kingdom’s national measurement standards laboratory, renowned for its pioneering research in physics, engineering, and metrology.
|
E68807
|
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: National Physical Laboratory | Statement: [Robert Watson-Watt, employer, National Physical Laboratory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Physical Laboratory Context triple: [Robert Watson-Watt, employer, National Physical Laboratory]
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A.
Cavendish Laboratory
Cavendish Laboratory is the University of Cambridge’s historic physics research center, renowned for groundbreaking discoveries such as the structure of DNA and the electron.
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B.
National Physical Laboratory of India
The National Physical Laboratory of India is the country’s premier national metrology institute, responsible for maintaining national measurement standards and providing high-precision time and frequency services.
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C.
Lewis Laboratory
Lewis Laboratory is a NASA research facility historically focused on aeronautics and rocket propulsion, now part of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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D.
Cambridge Engineering Design Centre
The Cambridge Engineering Design Centre is a research and teaching centre at the University of Cambridge focused on advancing engineering design methods, tools, and practice across academia and industry.
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E.
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is an international organization that maintains the global system of units (SI) and ensures worldwide uniformity of measurements and time standards.
- 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: National Physical Laboratory Triple: [Robert Watson-Watt, employer, National Physical Laboratory]
Generated description
The National Physical Laboratory is the United Kingdom’s national measurement standards laboratory, renowned for its pioneering research in physics, engineering, and metrology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Physical Laboratory Target entity description: The National Physical Laboratory is the United Kingdom’s national measurement standards laboratory, renowned for its pioneering research in physics, engineering, and metrology.
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A.
Cavendish Laboratory
Cavendish Laboratory is the University of Cambridge’s historic physics research center, renowned for groundbreaking discoveries such as the structure of DNA and the electron.
-
B.
National Physical Laboratory of India
The National Physical Laboratory of India is the country’s premier national metrology institute, responsible for maintaining national measurement standards and providing high-precision time and frequency services.
-
C.
Lewis Laboratory
Lewis Laboratory is a NASA research facility historically focused on aeronautics and rocket propulsion, now part of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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D.
Cambridge Engineering Design Centre
The Cambridge Engineering Design Centre is a research and teaching centre at the University of Cambridge focused on advancing engineering design methods, tools, and practice across academia and industry.
-
E.
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is an international organization that maintains the global system of units (SI) and ensures worldwide uniformity of measurements and time standards.
- 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_69a49334226c81908b0ea1689ef6aa3f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a498e150e88190b35b1bc7a376ca07 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4e02e0c1c81908fcb5356dc2b8f97 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4e124306c8190bce165e684507553 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4e1e73b0c8190b4f050f76f8e58de |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.