Triple

T13979933
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject M224 60mm mortar E336280 entity
Predicate replaced P101 FINISHED
Object M2 60mm mortar
The M2 60mm mortar is a World War II–era light infantry mortar used extensively by U.S. forces before being superseded by more modern designs.
E1072270 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: M2 60mm mortar | Statement: [M224 60mm mortar, replaced, M2 60mm mortar]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M2 60mm mortar
Context triple: [M224 60mm mortar, replaced, M2 60mm mortar]
  • A. M224 60mm mortar
    The M224 60mm mortar is a lightweight, man-portable indirect fire weapon system used by U.S. infantry units to provide close-range high-angle fire support.
  • B. M106 mortar carrier
    The M106 mortar carrier is a self-propelled, tracked mortar vehicle based on the M113 chassis, designed to provide mobile, indirect fire support for infantry units.
  • C. M203 40 mm grenade launcher
    The M203 40 mm grenade launcher is a single-shot, under-barrel weapon system designed to attach to rifles and provide infantry with enhanced explosive firepower for close support and area suppression.
  • D. M68 105 mm gun
    The M68 105 mm gun is an American tank cannon widely used on main battle tanks such as the M60 and early M1 Abrams, known for its reliability, accuracy, and NATO standardization.
  • E. M119 howitzer
    The M119 howitzer is a lightweight, towed 105 mm artillery piece used primarily by the U.S. Army for direct and indirect fire support in airborne and light infantry operations.
  • 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: M2 60mm mortar
Triple: [M224 60mm mortar, replaced, M2 60mm mortar]
Generated description
The M2 60mm mortar is a World War II–era light infantry mortar used extensively by U.S. forces before being superseded by more modern designs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M2 60mm mortar
Target entity description: The M2 60mm mortar is a World War II–era light infantry mortar used extensively by U.S. forces before being superseded by more modern designs.
  • A. M224 60mm mortar
    The M224 60mm mortar is a lightweight, man-portable indirect fire weapon system used by U.S. infantry units to provide close-range high-angle fire support.
  • B. M106 mortar carrier
    The M106 mortar carrier is a self-propelled, tracked mortar vehicle based on the M113 chassis, designed to provide mobile, indirect fire support for infantry units.
  • C. M203 40 mm grenade launcher
    The M203 40 mm grenade launcher is a single-shot, under-barrel weapon system designed to attach to rifles and provide infantry with enhanced explosive firepower for close support and area suppression.
  • D. M68 105 mm gun
    The M68 105 mm gun is an American tank cannon widely used on main battle tanks such as the M60 and early M1 Abrams, known for its reliability, accuracy, and NATO standardization.
  • E. M119 howitzer
    The M119 howitzer is a lightweight, towed 105 mm artillery piece used primarily by the U.S. Army for direct and indirect fire support in airborne and light infantry operations.
  • 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_69d81c639e808190a0e4b4f3d31c6a59 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de2ea10dc88190b9720919a021e570 completed April 14, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fba1e3cafc8190a1806a29b2e46ae9 completed May 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fba74a96b08190a08c51c231e49e5d completed May 6, 2026, 8:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fba8585fb08190998d6a005dc0bd31 completed May 6, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:18 p.m.