Triple
T1416175
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boulton Paul Defiant |
E31921
|
entity |
| Predicate | successorInRole |
P2717
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role)
The Bristol Beaufighter in its night fighter role was a heavily armed, twin-engine British aircraft of World War II, renowned for its effectiveness in radar-equipped nocturnal interception missions.
|
E161862
|
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: Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role) | Statement: [Boulton Paul Defiant, successorInRole, Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role) Context triple: [Boulton Paul Defiant, successorInRole, Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role)]
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A.
Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington was a British twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II, noted for its geodetic airframe construction and extensive service in night bombing and maritime roles.
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B.
Fairey Firefly
The Fairey Firefly was a British World War II-era carrier-borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft used primarily by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
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C.
Short Stirling
The Short Stirling was a British four‑engined heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force during World War II, notable as the RAF’s first operational four‑engined bomber.
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D.
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, noted for its heavy losses in combat due to inadequate performance against modern fighters.
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E.
Boulton Paul Defiant
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British World War II fighter aircraft distinguished by its unusual turret-mounted armament and lack of forward-firing guns.
- 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: Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role) Triple: [Boulton Paul Defiant, successorInRole, Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role)]
Generated description
The Bristol Beaufighter in its night fighter role was a heavily armed, twin-engine British aircraft of World War II, renowned for its effectiveness in radar-equipped nocturnal interception missions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role) Target entity description: The Bristol Beaufighter in its night fighter role was a heavily armed, twin-engine British aircraft of World War II, renowned for its effectiveness in radar-equipped nocturnal interception missions.
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A.
Bristol Beaufighter
chosen
The Bristol Beaufighter was a British World War II heavy fighter and strike aircraft renowned for its roles in night fighting, anti-shipping, and ground-attack missions.
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B.
Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington was a British twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II, noted for its geodetic airframe construction and extensive service in night bombing and maritime roles.
-
C.
Fairey Firefly
The Fairey Firefly was a British World War II-era carrier-borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft used primarily by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
-
D.
Short Stirling
The Short Stirling was a British four‑engined heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force during World War II, notable as the RAF’s first operational four‑engined bomber.
-
E.
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, noted for its heavy losses in combat due to inadequate performance against modern fighters.
- 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_69a49919a994819086528951bc224775 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c402b1648190b87802d9beb2712e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ace5812abc819091894509e9d6bd77 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace95beb64819081f6f169c86105fd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace9bd8fcc8190b25515f2ba1284c0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.