Triple
T8482
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | superheterodyne receiver |
E169
|
entity |
| Predicate | wasInventedBy |
P632
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Edwin Howard Armstrong |
E42
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Edwin Howard Armstrong | Statement: [superheterodyne receiver, wasInventedBy, Edwin Howard Armstrong]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Howard Armstrong Context triple: [superheterodyne receiver, wasInventedBy, Edwin Howard Armstrong]
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A.
Edwin H. Armstrong
chosen
Edwin H. Armstrong was a pioneering American electrical engineer and inventor best known for developing frequency modulation (FM) radio and several fundamental radio technologies.
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B.
Lee de Forest
Lee de Forest was an American inventor and radio pioneer best known for creating the Audion vacuum tube, a key development in early electronics and wireless communication.
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C.
Harold Stephen Black
Harold Stephen Black was an American electrical engineer best known for inventing the negative feedback amplifier, a breakthrough that revolutionized electronics and communications.
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D.
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and teacher of the deaf best known for inventing and patenting the first practical telephone.
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E.
Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and pioneer in radio and television technology, best known for developing early high-frequency alternators used in long-distance radio communication.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: wasInventedBy Context triple: [superheterodyne receiver, wasInventedBy, Edwin Howard Armstrong]
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A.
discoveredBy
Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.
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B.
designedBy
Indicates that one entity is the creator, planner, or architect responsible for the form or structure of another entity.
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C.
wasDevelopedInPeriod
Indicates that something was created, produced, or brought into existence during a specified time period.
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D.
foundedOn
Indicates that an entity was established, created, or brought into existence on a specific date or point in time.
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E.
founder
Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.
- 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2407916ac8190b76d2e6690efaef3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2ce31b6108190a7c2f349db99f009 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a23fe3a87881909ab95bb3a0b474ec |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:07 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a240782e108190b6b60c26b84ae179 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.