Triple
T614621
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richter magnitude scale |
E12175
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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.
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Elster
Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Elster
Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
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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]
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A.
defined
Indicates that one entity specifies, explains, or establishes the meaning, scope, or identity of another entity.
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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.
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C.
designationUsedFor
Indicates that a particular name, label, or title is employed to refer to or identify a specific entity or role.
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D.
usedWith
chosen
Indicates that one entity is typically or appropriately employed together with another entity in a combined or complementary use.
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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.