Triple
T9854952
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zimmer Holdings |
E239559
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Zimmer Manufacturing Company
Zimmer Manufacturing Company was the original orthopedic device maker that evolved into what is now known as Zimmer Holdings, a major global manufacturer of musculoskeletal healthcare products.
|
E239559
|
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: Zimmer Manufacturing Company | Statement: [Zimmer Holdings, foundedBy, Zimmer Manufacturing Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zimmer Manufacturing Company Context triple: [Zimmer Holdings, foundedBy, Zimmer Manufacturing Company]
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A.
Zimmer Holdings
Zimmer Holdings was a major medical device company specializing in orthopedic products and implants prior to its merger into Zimmer Biomet.
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B.
Humphrey-Weidman Company
The Humphrey-Weidman Company was a pioneering American modern dance company founded by choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, known for developing innovative movement techniques and shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
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C.
Litton Industries
Litton Industries was a major American conglomerate best known for its diversified operations in electronics, defense, and industrial manufacturing during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Stanley Works
Stanley Works is a historic American tool and hardware manufacturing company best known as a predecessor to Stanley Black & Decker.
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E.
Modine Manufacturing Company
Modine Manufacturing Company is an American industrial firm known for designing and manufacturing thermal management and heat transfer products for automotive, commercial, and industrial applications.
- 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: Zimmer Manufacturing Company Triple: [Zimmer Holdings, foundedBy, Zimmer Manufacturing Company]
Generated description
Zimmer Manufacturing Company was the original orthopedic device maker that evolved into what is now known as Zimmer Holdings, a major global manufacturer of musculoskeletal healthcare products.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zimmer Manufacturing Company Target entity description: Zimmer Manufacturing Company was the original orthopedic device maker that evolved into what is now known as Zimmer Holdings, a major global manufacturer of musculoskeletal healthcare products.
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A.
Zimmer Holdings
chosen
Zimmer Holdings was a major medical device company specializing in orthopedic products and implants prior to its merger into Zimmer Biomet.
-
B.
Humphrey-Weidman Company
The Humphrey-Weidman Company was a pioneering American modern dance company founded by choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, known for developing innovative movement techniques and shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
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C.
Litton Industries
Litton Industries was a major American conglomerate best known for its diversified operations in electronics, defense, and industrial manufacturing during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Stanley Works
Stanley Works is a historic American tool and hardware manufacturing company best known as a predecessor to Stanley Black & Decker.
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E.
Modine Manufacturing Company
Modine Manufacturing Company is an American industrial firm known for designing and manufacturing thermal management and heat transfer products for automotive, commercial, and industrial applications.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca84e4fdc08190a624425bcef98665 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb3960fb481909c90d6d6cafc6222 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1d5f5b6148190bcccebd0aefb4bc9 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1d6917f0081908b2c82a826873faf |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1d73452b48190ac3a0d6498a9a641 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:34 p.m.