Triple
T12115110
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Litton Industries |
E288536
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableDivision |
P18309
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Litton Guidance and Control Systems
Litton Guidance and Control Systems was a major division of Litton Industries specializing in advanced navigation, guidance, and control technologies for military and aerospace applications.
|
E962591
|
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: Litton Guidance and Control Systems | Statement: [Litton Industries, notableDivision, Litton Guidance and Control Systems]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Litton Guidance and Control Systems Context triple: [Litton Industries, notableDivision, Litton Guidance and Control Systems]
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A.
Harris Controls Division
Harris Controls Division is an industrial control systems manufacturer known for creating the DNP3 communication protocol widely used in electric utility and SCADA applications.
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B.
Sundstrand Corporation
Sundstrand Corporation was a major American manufacturer of aerospace and industrial products that later became part of Hamilton Sundstrand through a corporate merger.
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C.
Hughes Aircraft Company
Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded by Howard Hughes, known for pioneering work in aviation, electronics, and space systems.
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D.
Ball Aerospace
Ball Aerospace is an American aerospace company known for designing and building advanced space systems, instruments, and components for NASA, the U.S. military, and commercial customers.
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E.
Esterline Technologies
Esterline Technologies is a major aerospace and defense manufacturing company known for producing advanced avionics, sensors, and specialized systems for commercial and military aircraft.
- 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: Litton Guidance and Control Systems Triple: [Litton Industries, notableDivision, Litton Guidance and Control Systems]
Generated description
Litton Guidance and Control Systems was a major division of Litton Industries specializing in advanced navigation, guidance, and control technologies for military and aerospace applications.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Litton Guidance and Control Systems Target entity description: Litton Guidance and Control Systems was a major division of Litton Industries specializing in advanced navigation, guidance, and control technologies for military and aerospace applications.
-
A.
Harris Controls Division
Harris Controls Division is an industrial control systems manufacturer known for creating the DNP3 communication protocol widely used in electric utility and SCADA applications.
-
B.
Sundstrand Corporation
Sundstrand Corporation was a major American manufacturer of aerospace and industrial products that later became part of Hamilton Sundstrand through a corporate merger.
-
C.
Hughes Aircraft Company
Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded by Howard Hughes, known for pioneering work in aviation, electronics, and space systems.
-
D.
Ball Aerospace
Ball Aerospace is an American aerospace company known for designing and building advanced space systems, instruments, and components for NASA, the U.S. military, and commercial customers.
-
E.
Esterline Technologies
Esterline Technologies is a major aerospace and defense manufacturing company known for producing advanced avionics, sensors, and specialized systems for commercial and military aircraft.
- 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_69d6ab4a5c448190a110d1273314b21a |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9156921dc8190aa132b0ab3a7c184 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f67f9c30819089305d5d42210c34 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f5fdea1afc8190b39557fdc571e300 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f5feeeeb2081908191b1c2d1c2fbfd |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:41 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:49 p.m.