Triple

T614621
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Richter magnitude scale E12175 entity
Predicate definedUsing P4791 FINISHED
Object Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer
The Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer is an early 20th-century mechanical seismograph designed to measure local earthquake ground motion with high sensitivity, forming the instrumental basis for the original Richter magnitude scale.
E77001 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer | Statement: [Richter magnitude scale, definedUsing, Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer
Context triple: [Richter magnitude scale, definedUsing, Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer]
  • A. Richter magnitude scale
    The Richter magnitude scale is a logarithmic scale used to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake based on instrumental measurements.
  • B. seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
    Harry Fielding Reid was an American seismologist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory, which explains how energy is stored and released in earthquakes.
  • C. Alexanderson alternator
    The Alexanderson alternator is an early high-frequency radio transmitter that generated continuous-wave signals using a rotating machine, playing a key role in long-distance wireless communication before vacuum-tube oscillators.
  • D. Elster
    Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
  • E. Volta Laboratory
    Volta Laboratory was an experimental research facility established in the late 19th century that became a key center for innovation in sound recording, telephony, and related communication technologies.
  • 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: Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer
Triple: [Richter magnitude scale, definedUsing, Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer]
Generated description
The Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer is an early 20th-century mechanical seismograph designed to measure local earthquake ground motion with high sensitivity, forming the instrumental basis for the original Richter magnitude scale.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer
Target entity description: The Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer is an early 20th-century mechanical seismograph designed to measure local earthquake ground motion with high sensitivity, forming the instrumental basis for the original Richter magnitude scale.
  • A. Richter magnitude scale
    The Richter magnitude scale is a logarithmic scale used to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake based on instrumental measurements.
  • B. seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
    Harry Fielding Reid was an American seismologist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory, which explains how energy is stored and released in earthquakes.
  • C. Alexanderson alternator
    The Alexanderson alternator is an early high-frequency radio transmitter that generated continuous-wave signals using a rotating machine, playing a key role in long-distance wireless communication before vacuum-tube oscillators.
  • D. Elster
    Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
  • E. Volta Laboratory
    Volta Laboratory was an experimental research facility established in the late 19th century that became a key center for innovation in sound recording, telephony, and related communication technologies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: definedUsing
Context triple: [Richter magnitude scale, definedUsing, Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer]
  • A. defined
    Indicates that one entity specifies, explains, or establishes the meaning, scope, or identity of another entity.
  • B. definedOn
    Indicates that something (such as a function, rule, or structure) is specified to apply or be valid over a particular domain, set, or context.
  • C. designationUsedFor
    Indicates that a particular name, label, or title is employed to refer to or identify a specific entity or role.
  • D. usedWith chosen
    Indicates that one entity is typically or appropriately employed together with another entity in a combined or complementary use.
  • E. isUsedAs
    Indicates that one entity serves a particular function, role, or purpose as another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a493309df48190a327f748e88049a6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49e0a0f588190b953fdb585263307 completed March 1, 2026, 8:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a5554937a081909967f5298dbe1082 completed March 2, 2026, 9:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a555c1f9b88190a2bd85c41fcb6c28 completed March 2, 2026, 9:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a55841f3448190823d3bb5361077ab completed March 2, 2026, 9:28 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a49cfbcbf88190a854921dc531eba8 completed March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.