Triple

T11000074
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject SSRMS E259981 entity
Predicate manufacturer P490 FINISHED
Object MDA
MDA is a Canadian space technology company known for developing advanced robotics and satellite systems, including the Canadarm family used on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station.
 E238204 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: MDA | Statement: [SSRMS, manufacturer, MDA]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MDA
Context triple: [SSRMS, manufacturer, MDA]
  • A. MDA
    MDA is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Republic of Moldova.
  • B. MDA
    MDA is the state agency responsible for promoting and regulating Maryland’s agricultural industry, including farming, food safety, and related environmental programs.
  • C. MDA
    MDA is the common abbreviation for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, a former National Hockey League team based in Anaheim, California.
  • D. MDA
    MDA is the ICAO airline designator assigned to Mandarin Airlines, a Taiwanese regional carrier.
  • E. MDA
    MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter) is IBM's original text-only video display standard for early IBM PCs, providing high-resolution monochrome output without graphics capabilities.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MDA
Target entity description: MDA is a Canadian space technology company known for developing advanced robotics and satellite systems, including the Canadarm family used on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station.
  • A. MDA chosen
    MDA is a Canadian space technology company known for developing advanced satellite systems, robotics, and Earth observation solutions.
  • B. MDA
    MDA is the United States Missile Defense Agency, a Department of Defense organization responsible for developing and deploying systems to defend the U.S. and its allies against ballistic missile threats.
  • C. MDA
    MDA is the common abbreviation for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, a former National Hockey League team based in Anaheim, California.
  • D. MDA
    MDA (Model-Driven Architecture) is a software design approach that emphasizes creating and transforming high-level platform-independent models into platform-specific implementations, standardized by the Object Management Group.
  • E. MDA
    MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter) is IBM's original text-only video display standard for early IBM PCs, providing high-resolution monochrome output without graphics capabilities.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: MDA
Triple: [SSRMS, manufacturer, MDA]
Generated description
MDA is a Canadian space technology company known for developing advanced robotics and satellite systems, including the Canadarm family used on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aa8a6a548190a750f944ccdc8064 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d796d5457c819096630246fa5f7076 ner completed
NED1 batch_69e4418e52f8819096c75e6e866fecef ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69e4510dc55081908f89aab15726b2a8 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69e44c0606408190819b9d3fd58f818f nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m.