Triple

T847907
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ei Compendex E18317 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object Engineering Index
Engineering Index was an early comprehensive bibliographic database that indexed worldwide engineering and technical literature, later evolving into what is now known as Ei Compendex.
 E100287 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: Engineering Index | Statement: [Ei Compendex, predecessor, Engineering Index]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Engineering Index
Context triple: [Ei Compendex, predecessor, Engineering Index]
  • A. Engineers
    Engineers is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collegiate sports.
  • B. Faculty of Engineering
    The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sheffield is a major academic division encompassing multiple engineering departments that provide research-led education and innovation across a wide range of engineering disciplines.
  • C. Faculty of Engineering
    The Faculty of Engineering at Pontifical Xavierian University is an academic division that offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various engineering disciplines, combining technical education with research and innovation.
  • D. Faculty of Engineering
    The Faculty of Engineering is a leading academic unit of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, recognized for its engineering education, research, and technological innovation.
  • E. Faculty of Engineering
    The Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University is a leading Egyptian engineering school known for its comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate programs, research output, and role in training engineers across diverse technical fields.
  • 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: Engineering Index
Triple: [Ei Compendex, predecessor, Engineering Index]
Generated description
Engineering Index was an early comprehensive bibliographic database that indexed worldwide engineering and technical literature, later evolving into what is now known as Ei Compendex.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Engineering Index
Target entity description: Engineering Index was an early comprehensive bibliographic database that indexed worldwide engineering and technical literature, later evolving into what is now known as Ei Compendex.
  • A. Engineers
    Engineers is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collegiate sports.
  • B. Faculty of Engineering
    The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sheffield is a major academic division encompassing multiple engineering departments that provide research-led education and innovation across a wide range of engineering disciplines.
  • C. Faculty of Engineering
    The Faculty of Engineering at Pontifical Xavierian University is an academic division that offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various engineering disciplines, combining technical education with research and innovation.
  • D. Faculty of Engineering
    The Faculty of Engineering is a leading academic unit of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, recognized for its engineering education, research, and technological innovation.
  • E. Faculty of Engineering
    The Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University is a leading Egyptian engineering school known for its comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate programs, research output, and role in training engineers across diverse technical fields.
  • 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_69a4938b04208190b82e1df6b572c548 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ac1e41748190a21cd1ce5ebcb8ff completed March 1, 2026, 9:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7929e65d08190bcea03f581288cc4 completed March 4, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7937c2ce481908c04e08e2be02985 completed March 4, 2026, 2:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a79761ee34819094a0558ef195d8a0 completed March 4, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.