Triple

T13114816
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Federated Department Stores E311065 entity
Predicate operated P1688 FINISHED
Object I. Magnin
I. Magnin was a luxury specialty department store chain based in San Francisco, renowned for its high-end fashion and upscale clientele throughout much of the 20th century.
 E1021629 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: I. Magnin | Statement: [Federated Department Stores, operated, I. Magnin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: I. Magnin
Context triple: [Federated Department Stores, operated, I. Magnin]
  • A. Meier & Frank
    Meier & Frank was a prominent regional department store chain based in Portland, Oregon, known for its flagship downtown store and long history in the Pacific Northwest before being absorbed into Macy’s.
  • B. Gimbels department store
    Gimbels department store is a now-defunct American department store chain historically based in New York City and known for its rivalry with Macy’s.
  • C. Saks Fifth Avenue
    Saks Fifth Avenue is a luxury American department store chain known for its high-end fashion, accessories, and flagship store on New York City's Fifth Avenue.
  • D. Wanamaker's
    Wanamaker's was a pioneering American department store chain based in Philadelphia, known for introducing many modern retail innovations and grand, cathedral-like flagship stores.
  • E. R. H. Macy
    R. H. Macy was an American businessman and founder of the iconic Macy’s department store chain.
  • 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: I. Magnin
Triple: [Federated Department Stores, operated, I. Magnin]
Generated description
I. Magnin was a luxury specialty department store chain based in San Francisco, renowned for its high-end fashion and upscale clientele throughout much of the 20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: I. Magnin
Target entity description: I. Magnin was a luxury specialty department store chain based in San Francisco, renowned for its high-end fashion and upscale clientele throughout much of the 20th century.
  • A. Meier & Frank
    Meier & Frank was a prominent regional department store chain based in Portland, Oregon, known for its flagship downtown store and long history in the Pacific Northwest before being absorbed into Macy’s.
  • B. Gimbels department store
    Gimbels department store is a now-defunct American department store chain historically based in New York City and known for its rivalry with Macy’s.
  • C. Saks Fifth Avenue
    Saks Fifth Avenue is a luxury American department store chain known for its high-end fashion, accessories, and flagship store on New York City's Fifth Avenue.
  • D. Wanamaker's
    Wanamaker's was a pioneering American department store chain based in Philadelphia, known for introducing many modern retail innovations and grand, cathedral-like flagship stores.
  • E. R. H. Macy
    R. H. Macy was an American businessman and founder of the iconic Macy’s department store chain.
  • 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_69d806a872d08190a329806f8ff30df4 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d98180b6ac8190ae5a1f7c1480bd54 completed April 10, 2026, 11:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6e28105c481908781775ba489c296 completed May 3, 2026, 5:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6e33f44208190881bee81c2a41850 completed May 3, 2026, 5:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6e407dd988190b928b8931985a815 completed May 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:06 p.m.