Triple
T14703929
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Timothy Hackworth |
E345374
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Hackworth valve gear (eponymous design association)
Hackworth valve gear is a type of steam locomotive valve gear, named after engineer Timothy Hackworth, that uses a simple, adjustable slotted link mechanism to control steam distribution to the cylinders.
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E371412
|
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: Hackworth valve gear (eponymous design association) | Statement: [Timothy Hackworth, hasPart, Hackworth valve gear (eponymous design association)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hackworth valve gear (eponymous design association) Context triple: [Timothy Hackworth, hasPart, Hackworth valve gear (eponymous design association)]
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A.
Fleming valve
The Fleming valve is an early thermionic vacuum tube diode invented by John Ambrose Fleming that enabled the rectification and detection of radio signals, laying groundwork for modern electronics.
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B.
Bellows
Bellows is a surname most notably associated with American realist painter George Bellows, renowned for his dynamic depictions of urban life and boxing scenes in the early 20th century.
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C.
Wheeler Lock
Wheeler Lock is a navigation lock on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that helps vessels bypass Wheeler Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s waterway system.
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D.
Walschaerts
Walschaerts valve gear is a widely used steam locomotive valve gear mechanism, developed in the 19th century, that precisely controls steam admission and exhaust to the cylinders.
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E.
Whitworth screw thread system
The Whitworth screw thread system is a standardized screw thread form introduced in the 19th century that became one of the first widely adopted engineering standards for fasteners in Britain and internationally.
- 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: Hackworth valve gear (eponymous design association) Triple: [Timothy Hackworth, hasPart, Hackworth valve gear (eponymous design association)]
Generated description
Hackworth valve gear is a type of steam locomotive valve gear, named after engineer Timothy Hackworth, that uses a simple, adjustable slotted link mechanism to control steam distribution to the cylinders.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hackworth valve gear (eponymous design association) Target entity description: Hackworth valve gear is a type of steam locomotive valve gear, named after engineer Timothy Hackworth, that uses a simple, adjustable slotted link mechanism to control steam distribution to the cylinders.
-
A.
Fleming valve
The Fleming valve is an early thermionic vacuum tube diode invented by John Ambrose Fleming that enabled the rectification and detection of radio signals, laying groundwork for modern electronics.
-
B.
Bellows
Bellows is a surname most notably associated with American realist painter George Bellows, renowned for his dynamic depictions of urban life and boxing scenes in the early 20th century.
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C.
Wheeler Lock
Wheeler Lock is a navigation lock on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that helps vessels bypass Wheeler Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s waterway system.
-
D.
Walschaerts
chosen
Walschaerts valve gear is a widely used steam locomotive valve gear mechanism, developed in the 19th century, that precisely controls steam admission and exhaust to the cylinders.
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E.
Whitworth screw thread system
The Whitworth screw thread system is a standardized screw thread form introduced in the 19th century that became one of the first widely adopted engineering standards for fasteners in Britain and internationally.
- 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_69d822e4a8c08190a155df736bb7bc13 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb6071e5c8190bb5509c859135c2d |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdf0861c308190af0b5da403ecb321 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdf368782c8190825247435eab2045 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdf3fe50ac8190ad5529427472eda3 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:32 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.