Triple
T668709
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alessandro Volta 10000 lire banknote |
E12923
|
entity |
| Predicate | honouredPersonNotableInvention |
P632
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Voltaic pile
The Voltaic pile is the first chemical battery, invented by Alessandro Volta, which provided a continuous and reliable source of electric current and laid the foundation for modern electrochemistry and electrical engineering.
|
E82780
|
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: Voltaic pile | Statement: [Alessandro Volta 10000 lire banknote, honouredPersonNotableInvention, Voltaic pile]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voltaic pile Context triple: [Alessandro Volta 10000 lire banknote, honouredPersonNotableInvention, Voltaic pile]
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A.
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.
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B.
Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Volta was an Italian physicist and pioneer of electricity best known for inventing the electric battery and giving his name to the unit of electric potential, the volt.
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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.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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E.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was a pioneering 19th-century English scientist whose groundbreaking work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry laid the foundations for much of modern physics and electrical engineering.
- 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: Voltaic pile Triple: [Alessandro Volta 10000 lire banknote, honouredPersonNotableInvention, Voltaic pile]
Generated description
The Voltaic pile is the first chemical battery, invented by Alessandro Volta, which provided a continuous and reliable source of electric current and laid the foundation for modern electrochemistry and electrical engineering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voltaic pile Target entity description: The Voltaic pile is the first chemical battery, invented by Alessandro Volta, which provided a continuous and reliable source of electric current and laid the foundation for modern electrochemistry and electrical engineering.
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A.
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.
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B.
Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Volta was an Italian physicist and pioneer of electricity best known for inventing the electric battery and giving his name to the unit of electric potential, the volt.
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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.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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E.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was a pioneering 19th-century English scientist whose groundbreaking work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry laid the foundations for much of modern physics and electrical engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: honouredPersonNotableInvention Context triple: [Alessandro Volta 10000 lire banknote, honouredPersonNotableInvention, Voltaic pile]
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A.
notableInventor
Indicates that the subject is a well-known or historically significant inventor of the object.
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B.
wasInventedBy
chosen
Indicates that something (typically an object, concept, or process) was created or brought into existence by a particular inventor or originator.
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C.
notableScientist
Indicates that the subject is a scientist who is widely recognized for significant contributions or impact in their field.
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D.
pioneerOf
Indicates that an entity was among the first to develop, introduce, or significantly advance another entity, concept, or practice.
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E.
discoveredBy
Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.
- 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_69a493355dec819098d4244b2fa34885 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49ff921288190a2e5edb201ba69ee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5c39d11508190a3bd0f118d122e1a |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5c486463c8190905f9b0cbc0ba053 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5ce6be0b081909067962eef2ba7a2 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:52 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a49d18942c819083b3d1887e505900 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:10 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.