Triple
T704266
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Equifax |
E14065
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Retail Credit Company
Retail Credit Company was the original name of Equifax, one of the major U.S. consumer credit reporting agencies.
|
E85144
|
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: Retail Credit Company | Statement: [Equifax, formerName, Retail Credit Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Retail Credit Company Context triple: [Equifax, formerName, Retail Credit Company]
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A.
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
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B.
Kmart Corporation
Kmart Corporation is a U.S.-based discount retail chain that became part of Sears Holdings after merging with Sears, Roebuck & Co.
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C.
Passage department store
Passage department store is a historic and elegant shopping arcade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its 19th-century architecture and upscale boutiques.
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D.
Electronics City
Electronics City is a major technology and industrial hub in Bengaluru, India, known for housing numerous IT companies and electronics manufacturing units.
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E.
Xoom Corporation
Xoom Corporation is a digital money transfer service that enables individuals to send funds, pay bills, and reload mobile phones internationally, and operates as a subsidiary of PayPal.
- 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: Retail Credit Company Triple: [Equifax, formerName, Retail Credit Company]
Generated description
Retail Credit Company was the original name of Equifax, one of the major U.S. consumer credit reporting agencies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Retail Credit Company Target entity description: Retail Credit Company was the original name of Equifax, one of the major U.S. consumer credit reporting agencies.
-
A.
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
-
B.
Kmart Corporation
Kmart Corporation is a U.S.-based discount retail chain that became part of Sears Holdings after merging with Sears, Roebuck & Co.
-
C.
Passage department store
Passage department store is a historic and elegant shopping arcade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its 19th-century architecture and upscale boutiques.
-
D.
Electronics City
Electronics City is a major technology and industrial hub in Bengaluru, India, known for housing numerous IT companies and electronics manufacturing units.
-
E.
Xoom Corporation
Xoom Corporation is a digital money transfer service that enables individuals to send funds, pay bills, and reload mobile phones internationally, and operates as a subsidiary of PayPal.
- 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_69a493494ec48190ae6751683625a9ba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a533fa788190bba0f55655469c46 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5dcae2ef88190a9ea1604429f048a |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5df14e1788190bb2f2cc87cadcb40 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 7:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5ff5dd4808190bb8ae25fbdca0075 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 9:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.