Triple

T620837
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 1st Tank Battalion E14508 entity
Predicate equipment P2728 FINISHED
Object M60 Patton tank
The M60 Patton tank is a Cold War–era American main battle tank known for its powerful 105 mm gun, thick armor, and long service life in the U.S. military and many allied armies.
E79374 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: M60 Patton tank | Statement: [1st Tank Battalion, equipment, M60 Patton tank]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M60 Patton tank
Context triple: [1st Tank Battalion, equipment, M60 Patton tank]
  • A. M48 Patton tank
    The M48 Patton tank is an American Cold War–era main battle tank widely used by the U.S. and allied forces in numerous conflicts from the 1950s onward.
  • B. M46 Patton tank
    The M46 Patton tank is an American post–World War II main battle tank that served as an early member of the Patton series, seeing combat in the Korean War and bridging the transition from the M26 Pershing to later Cold War designs.
  • C. M26 Pershing tank
    The M26 Pershing tank was a late-World War II American heavy/medium tank that introduced improved armor and a powerful 90 mm gun, serving as a precursor to the postwar Patton series.
  • D. M1 Abrams tanks
    M1 Abrams tanks are advanced American main battle tanks renowned for their heavy armor, powerful 120mm gun, and dominant performance in modern conflicts.
  • E. M4 Sherman tank
    The M4 Sherman tank was the primary American medium tank of World War II, widely used by Allied forces for its reliability, ease of production, and versatility in combat roles.
  • 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: M60 Patton tank
Triple: [1st Tank Battalion, equipment, M60 Patton tank]
Generated description
The M60 Patton tank is a Cold War–era American main battle tank known for its powerful 105 mm gun, thick armor, and long service life in the U.S. military and many allied armies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M60 Patton tank
Target entity description: The M60 Patton tank is a Cold War–era American main battle tank known for its powerful 105 mm gun, thick armor, and long service life in the U.S. military and many allied armies.
  • A. M48 Patton tank
    The M48 Patton tank is an American Cold War–era main battle tank widely used by the U.S. and allied forces in numerous conflicts from the 1950s onward.
  • B. M46 Patton tank
    The M46 Patton tank is an American post–World War II main battle tank that served as an early member of the Patton series, seeing combat in the Korean War and bridging the transition from the M26 Pershing to later Cold War designs.
  • C. M26 Pershing tank
    The M26 Pershing tank was a late-World War II American heavy/medium tank that introduced improved armor and a powerful 90 mm gun, serving as a precursor to the postwar Patton series.
  • D. M1 Abrams tanks
    M1 Abrams tanks are advanced American main battle tanks renowned for their heavy armor, powerful 120mm gun, and dominant performance in modern conflicts.
  • E. M4 Sherman tank
    The M4 Sherman tank was the primary American medium tank of World War II, widely used by Allied forces for its reliability, ease of production, and versatility in combat roles.
  • 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_69a4934b17c881909ace8270e8ddd202 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49e3e5d80819096e72e11b533f931 completed March 1, 2026, 8:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a56eee035c8190868aeac32be57959 completed March 2, 2026, 11:05 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a56f655364819092b8edf5cd2dacd3 completed March 2, 2026, 11:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a56fdffd008190a502d68f46c3831c completed March 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.