Triple
T769408
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory |
E16246
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompany |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Beckman Instruments
Beckman Instruments was an American scientific instruments company known for pioneering analytical and laboratory equipment used in chemistry, biology, and electronics research.
|
E91306
|
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: Beckman Instruments | Statement: [Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, parentCompany, Beckman Instruments]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beckman Instruments Context triple: [Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, parentCompany, Beckman Instruments]
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A.
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company was a pioneering British firm based in Cambridge that became renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for designing and manufacturing precision scientific instruments for research and education.
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B.
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies is a global company specializing in life sciences, diagnostics, and analytical laboratory instruments and services.
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C.
Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation is a diversified global science and technology conglomerate known for its portfolio of life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial solutions businesses.
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D.
E.S. Mittler & Sohn
E.S. Mittler & Sohn is a historic German publishing house known for its military and technical literature.
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E.
Fairchild Camera and Instrument
Fairchild Camera and Instrument was an American technology company best known for its pioneering role in the development and commercialization of semiconductor devices and early integrated circuits.
- 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: Beckman Instruments Triple: [Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, parentCompany, Beckman Instruments]
Generated description
Beckman Instruments was an American scientific instruments company known for pioneering analytical and laboratory equipment used in chemistry, biology, and electronics research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beckman Instruments Target entity description: Beckman Instruments was an American scientific instruments company known for pioneering analytical and laboratory equipment used in chemistry, biology, and electronics research.
-
A.
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company was a pioneering British firm based in Cambridge that became renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for designing and manufacturing precision scientific instruments for research and education.
-
B.
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies is a global company specializing in life sciences, diagnostics, and analytical laboratory instruments and services.
-
C.
Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation is a diversified global science and technology conglomerate known for its portfolio of life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial solutions businesses.
-
D.
E.S. Mittler & Sohn
E.S. Mittler & Sohn is a historic German publishing house known for its military and technical literature.
-
E.
Fairchild Camera and Instrument
Fairchild Camera and Instrument was an American technology company best known for its pioneering role in the development and commercialization of semiconductor devices and early integrated circuits.
- 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_69a49369a0848190af883934cee3db4c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a70376988190be2826259f5281ab |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a66678f7ac819095eafccf44c6588e |
completed | March 3, 2026, 4:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a6698255d4819095df00abfe896eac |
completed | March 3, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a66a495cf08190b3a2e2002c089634 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.