Triple
T13317003
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BUNCH |
E317211
|
entity |
| Predicate | consistsOf |
P1393
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Burroughs
Burroughs is an American company historically known for its pioneering role in business machines and early computer systems.
|
E314065
|
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 | Statement: [BUNCH, consistsOf, Burroughs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burroughs Context triple: [BUNCH, consistsOf, Burroughs]
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A.
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs was an influential American novelist and essayist known for his experimental, transgressive works such as "Naked Lunch" and his central role in the development of postwar countercultural literature.
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B.
William Seward Burroughs I
William Seward Burroughs I was an American inventor and businessman best known for developing and patenting an early adding machine and founding the company that became Burroughs Corporation.
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C.
Burrough
Burrough is a surname most notably associated with Ken Burrough, a former American football wide receiver who starred for the Houston Oilers in the 1970s.
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D.
Kilgore Trout
Kilgore Trout is a recurring fictional science-fiction writer in Kurt Vonnegut’s novels, known for his outlandish story ideas and role as a vehicle for the author’s social and philosophical commentary.
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E.
Burroughs A series
The Burroughs A series was an early line of mainframe computers produced by the Burroughs Corporation, known for its use in business and government data processing in the mid-20th century.
- 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 Triple: [BUNCH, consistsOf, Burroughs]
Generated description
Burroughs is an American company historically known for its pioneering role in business machines and early computer systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burroughs Target entity description: Burroughs is an American company historically known for its pioneering role in business machines and early computer systems.
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A.
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs was an influential American novelist and essayist known for his experimental, transgressive works such as "Naked Lunch" and his central role in the development of postwar countercultural literature.
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B.
William Seward Burroughs I
chosen
William Seward Burroughs I was an American inventor and businessman best known for developing and patenting an early adding machine and founding the company that became Burroughs Corporation.
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C.
Burrough
Burrough is a surname most notably associated with Ken Burrough, a former American football wide receiver who starred for the Houston Oilers in the 1970s.
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D.
Kilgore Trout
Kilgore Trout is a recurring fictional science-fiction writer in Kurt Vonnegut’s novels, known for his outlandish story ideas and role as a vehicle for the author’s social and philosophical commentary.
-
E.
Burroughs A series
The Burroughs A series was an early line of mainframe computers produced by the Burroughs Corporation, known for its use in business and government data processing in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above.
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_69d806b4d62c81908d4ced1665414be5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d990f9a384819085890e18255ee339 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7c6f5c0d88190b51cd65f6b7f8e6d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7c83a3e04819097b6e0b5a3161b9a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7c9732d188190a8a7151d21e0a310 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:29 p.m.