Triple
T13194040
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Seward Burroughs I |
E314065
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Burroughs adding machine
The Burroughs adding machine is a pioneering mechanical calculator that automated arithmetic operations and became widely used in offices and businesses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E1027662
|
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: Burroughs adding machine | Statement: [William Seward Burroughs I, notableWork, Burroughs adding machine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burroughs adding machine Context triple: [William Seward Burroughs I, notableWork, Burroughs adding machine]
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A.
IBM 407 accounting machine
The IBM 407 accounting machine was an electromechanical punched-card tabulator widely used in mid-20th-century business data processing for tasks such as billing, payroll, and general accounting.
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B.
IBM 402 accounting machine
The IBM 402 accounting machine was an electromechanical tabulator widely used in the mid-20th century for business data processing tasks such as sorting, tabulating, and printing information from punched cards.
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C.
Monroe Calculating Machine Company
Monroe Calculating Machine Company was an American manufacturer best known for its mechanical and later electronic calculators used widely in business and engineering before the rise of modern computers.
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D.
IBM 521 card punch
The IBM 521 card punch was an electromechanical unit record machine used to punch, read, and process data on punched cards in early IBM data processing systems.
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E.
Harvard Mark I computer
The Harvard Mark I computer was an early electromechanical, general-purpose computer built during World War II that pioneered the separation of data and instruction storage later known as the Harvard architecture.
- 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: Burroughs adding machine Triple: [William Seward Burroughs I, notableWork, Burroughs adding machine]
Generated description
The Burroughs adding machine is a pioneering mechanical calculator that automated arithmetic operations and became widely used in offices and businesses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burroughs adding machine Target entity description: The Burroughs adding machine is a pioneering mechanical calculator that automated arithmetic operations and became widely used in offices and businesses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
A.
IBM 407 accounting machine
The IBM 407 accounting machine was an electromechanical punched-card tabulator widely used in mid-20th-century business data processing for tasks such as billing, payroll, and general accounting.
-
B.
IBM 402 accounting machine
The IBM 402 accounting machine was an electromechanical tabulator widely used in the mid-20th century for business data processing tasks such as sorting, tabulating, and printing information from punched cards.
-
C.
Monroe Calculating Machine Company
Monroe Calculating Machine Company was an American manufacturer best known for its mechanical and later electronic calculators used widely in business and engineering before the rise of modern computers.
-
D.
IBM 521 card punch
The IBM 521 card punch was an electromechanical unit record machine used to punch, read, and process data on punched cards in early IBM data processing systems.
-
E.
Harvard Mark I computer
The Harvard Mark I computer was an early electromechanical, general-purpose computer built during World War II that pioneered the separation of data and instruction storage later known as the Harvard architecture.
- 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_69d806ae1e08819090d95bfe1538cc17 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98c6158e4819082c8ad75b4dfdd90 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6f600f7a08190bcdd80d5563517c3 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6fa2e76fc819095f9a7e83189283c |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6fb52f82c81909dcec658c7f58ec7 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:16 p.m.