Triple
T677299
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sidney Darlington |
E13105
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Darlington transistor configuration
The Darlington transistor configuration is an electronic circuit design that pairs two bipolar transistors to function as a single device with very high current gain and input impedance.
|
E83410
|
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: Darlington transistor configuration | Statement: [Sidney Darlington, notableWork, Darlington transistor configuration]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darlington transistor configuration Context triple: [Sidney Darlington, notableWork, Darlington transistor configuration]
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A.
µA741
µA741 is a classic general-purpose operational amplifier integrated circuit widely used in analog electronics for signal conditioning, filtering, and amplification.
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B.
Shockley diode equation
The Shockley diode equation is a fundamental formula in semiconductor physics that describes the current–voltage relationship of an ideal p–n junction diode.
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C.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
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D.
Fleming valve
The Fleming valve is an early thermionic vacuum tube diode invented by John Ambrose Fleming that enabled the rectification and detection of radio signals, laying groundwork for modern electronics.
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E.
D.V.I.
D.V.I. is the standard abbreviation for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, a federal court with jurisdiction over the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- 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: Darlington transistor configuration Triple: [Sidney Darlington, notableWork, Darlington transistor configuration]
Generated description
The Darlington transistor configuration is an electronic circuit design that pairs two bipolar transistors to function as a single device with very high current gain and input impedance.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darlington transistor configuration Target entity description: The Darlington transistor configuration is an electronic circuit design that pairs two bipolar transistors to function as a single device with very high current gain and input impedance.
-
A.
µA741
µA741 is a classic general-purpose operational amplifier integrated circuit widely used in analog electronics for signal conditioning, filtering, and amplification.
-
B.
Shockley diode equation
The Shockley diode equation is a fundamental formula in semiconductor physics that describes the current–voltage relationship of an ideal p–n junction diode.
-
C.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
-
D.
Fleming valve
The Fleming valve is an early thermionic vacuum tube diode invented by John Ambrose Fleming that enabled the rectification and detection of radio signals, laying groundwork for modern electronics.
-
E.
D.V.I.
D.V.I. is the standard abbreviation for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, a federal court with jurisdiction over the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- 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_69a4933d3bf88190972041cd8cf143b9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a04c89148190b6330e86697bb37b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5c3a38b188190802394a35c83b10b |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5c4482584819083b6b84ae8bf9b26 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5cd4023288190b35ecf295eb58dc1 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.