Triple
T1249140
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles Babbage |
E26833
|
entity |
| Predicate | designed |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Difference Engine |
E141904
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Difference Engine | Statement: [Charles Babbage, designed, Difference Engine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Difference Engine Context triple: [Charles Babbage, designed, Difference Engine]
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A.
Difference Engine
chosen
The Difference Engine is an early mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage to automatically compute and tabulate polynomial functions, often regarded as a precursor to modern computers.
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B.
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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C.
Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm
The Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm is a classic linear-time string-searching algorithm that efficiently finds occurrences of a pattern within a text by precomputing a prefix function to avoid redundant comparisons.
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D.
Changes
"Changes" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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E.
Merkle
Merkle is a surname most prominently associated with Ralph Merkle, a pioneering computer scientist and cryptographer known for his foundational work in public-key cryptography and Merkle trees.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ac93c420f08190a6eda4d0aa498a3a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:08 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.