Triple
T13114825
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Federated Department Stores |
E311065
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquired |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object | R. H. Macy & Co. |
E35839
|
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: R. H. Macy & Co. | Statement: [Federated Department Stores, acquired, R. H. Macy & Co.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. H. Macy & Co. Context triple: [Federated Department Stores, acquired, R. H. Macy & Co.]
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A.
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is a high-end American department store chain known for its designer fashion, luxury goods, and flagship locations in major cities.
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B.
R. H. Macy
chosen
R. H. Macy was an American businessman and founder of the iconic Macy’s department store chain.
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C.
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.
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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.
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E.
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.
- 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_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_69f6f5d205408190883b67739d5efaa7 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:06 p.m.