Triple
T1249137
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles Babbage |
E26833
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Analytical Engine
The Analytical Engine was Charles Babbage’s pioneering 19th-century design for a fully programmable mechanical computer, featuring concepts like a central processing unit and memory that anticipated modern computing.
|
E141905
|
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: Analytical Engine | Statement: [Charles Babbage, knownFor, Analytical Engine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Analytical Engine Context triple: [Charles Babbage, knownFor, Analytical Engine]
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A.
Differential analyzer
The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
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B.
Notes on the Analytical Engine
Notes on the Analytical Engine is Ada Lovelace’s seminal commentary on Charles Babbage’s proposed mechanical computer, including what is often regarded as the first published computer program and visionary insights into general-purpose computation.
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C.
Ferranti Mark I computer
The Ferranti Mark I computer was one of the world’s first commercially available general-purpose electronic computers, developed in the early 1950s from the Manchester Mark I design.
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D.
EDVAC
EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
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E.
ENIAC project
The ENIAC project was an early U.S. military-funded effort during World War II to develop one of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers, laying foundational concepts for modern computing.
- 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: Analytical Engine Triple: [Charles Babbage, knownFor, Analytical Engine]
Generated description
The Analytical Engine was Charles Babbage’s pioneering 19th-century design for a fully programmable mechanical computer, featuring concepts like a central processing unit and memory that anticipated modern computing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Analytical Engine Target entity description: The Analytical Engine was Charles Babbage’s pioneering 19th-century design for a fully programmable mechanical computer, featuring concepts like a central processing unit and memory that anticipated modern computing.
-
A.
Differential analyzer
The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
-
B.
Notes on the Analytical Engine
Notes on the Analytical Engine is Ada Lovelace’s seminal commentary on Charles Babbage’s proposed mechanical computer, including what is often regarded as the first published computer program and visionary insights into general-purpose computation.
-
C.
Ferranti Mark I computer
The Ferranti Mark I computer was one of the world’s first commercially available general-purpose electronic computers, developed in the early 1950s from the Manchester Mark I design.
-
D.
EDVAC
EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
-
E.
ENIAC project
The ENIAC project was an early U.S. military-funded effort during World War II to develop one of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers, laying foundational concepts for modern computing.
- 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_69a49487a9c48190ba9b05348fd1b53f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf83b32c81908648e5748b897247 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8f7f59148190a9f1cbd4af8a115e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac8ff7ae0c81908ca8ace1f4159383 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac905e121c819093c9d960b53a45b7 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.