Triple

T10538338
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 4th Armored Division E248629 entity
Predicate component P35 FINISHED
Object 8th Tank Battalion
The 8th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion known for its service as part of the 4th Armored Division during World War II.
 E872799 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: 8th Tank Battalion | Statement: [4th Armored Division, component, 8th Tank Battalion]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: 8th Tank Battalion
Context triple: [4th Armored Division, component, 8th Tank Battalion]
  • A. 68th Tank Battalion
    The 68th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion that served as a key combat unit during World War II and the early Cold War era.
  • B. 37th Tank Battalion
    The 37th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion that served as a key combat unit in World War II, notably distinguished for its role in General Patton’s Third Army operations in Europe.
  • C. 69th Tank Battalion
    The 69th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored unit that served as a key tank battalion within the 6th Armored Division during World War II.
  • D. 6th Tank Battalion
    The 6th Tank Battalion was an armored unit of the United States Army that served under the 6th Armored Division, notably participating in World War II combat operations in the European Theater.
  • E. 35th Tank Battalion
    The 35th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion that served as a key combat unit in World War II, notably as part of General Patton’s Third Army in the European Theater.
  • 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: 8th Tank Battalion
Triple: [4th Armored Division, component, 8th Tank Battalion]
Generated description
The 8th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion known for its service as part of the 4th Armored Division during World War II.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: 8th Tank Battalion
Target entity description: The 8th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion known for its service as part of the 4th Armored Division during World War II.
  • A. 68th Tank Battalion
    The 68th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion that served as a key combat unit during World War II and the early Cold War era.
  • B. 37th Tank Battalion
    The 37th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion that served as a key combat unit in World War II, notably distinguished for its role in General Patton’s Third Army operations in Europe.
  • C. 69th Tank Battalion
    The 69th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored unit that served as a key tank battalion within the 6th Armored Division during World War II.
  • D. 6th Tank Battalion
    The 6th Tank Battalion was an armored unit of the United States Army that served under the 6th Armored Division, notably participating in World War II combat operations in the European Theater.
  • E. 35th Tank Battalion
    The 35th Tank Battalion was a U.S. Army armored battalion that served as a key combat unit in World War II, notably as part of General Patton’s Third Army in the European Theater.
  • 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_69d381c5c7448190bec34bee7ec72bac completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d50a56133c819088285522e64831f7 completed April 7, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d94b1b0de8819089e39ec76e6bdf59 completed April 10, 2026, 7:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d94c6fa9ac8190819a399754d2bd15 completed April 10, 2026, 7:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d953440a508190a50d1897cdbeba03 completed April 10, 2026, 7:45 p.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:31 p.m.