Triple
T636107
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edsger W. Dijkstra |
E16624
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Burroughs Corporation
Burroughs Corporation was a major American business equipment and computer company, best known as one of the early mainframe manufacturers and a predecessor of Unisys.
|
E80461
|
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: Burroughs Corporation | Statement: [Edsger W. Dijkstra, employer, Burroughs Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burroughs Corporation Context triple: [Edsger W. Dijkstra, employer, Burroughs Corporation]
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A.
Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
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B.
Reading Company
Reading Company was a major American railroad and coal company based in Pennsylvania, best known for operating the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad and influencing regional transportation and industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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C.
Goodrich Corporation
Goodrich Corporation was a major American aerospace and defense company known for manufacturing aircraft systems and components before its acquisition by United Technologies Corporation.
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D.
United Brands Company
United Brands Company was a major American agribusiness and food conglomerate best known as the successor to the United Fruit Company and a key player in the global banana trade.
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E.
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company is a major American printing and communications firm known for its long history in commercial printing, publishing services, and business communications solutions.
- 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: Burroughs Corporation Triple: [Edsger W. Dijkstra, employer, Burroughs Corporation]
Generated description
Burroughs Corporation was a major American business equipment and computer company, best known as one of the early mainframe manufacturers and a predecessor of Unisys.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burroughs Corporation Target entity description: Burroughs Corporation was a major American business equipment and computer company, best known as one of the early mainframe manufacturers and a predecessor of Unisys.
-
A.
Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
-
B.
Reading Company
Reading Company was a major American railroad and coal company based in Pennsylvania, best known for operating the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad and influencing regional transportation and industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.
-
C.
Goodrich Corporation
Goodrich Corporation was a major American aerospace and defense company known for manufacturing aircraft systems and components before its acquisition by United Technologies Corporation.
-
D.
United Brands Company
United Brands Company was a major American agribusiness and food conglomerate best known as the successor to the United Fruit Company and a key player in the global banana trade.
-
E.
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company is a major American printing and communications firm known for its long history in commercial printing, publishing services, and business communications solutions.
- 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_69a4936be1c88190af56540324b57da7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49ee667f08190a0332b8f6c569e1a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5778daa0881908311823d8db543ae |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5782a4d208190b2147ce5b4441204 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a578e8e5488190933524b39c6053ba |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.