Triple
T14774952
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shimadzu Corporation |
E347234
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSubsidiary |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is the North American analytical and measuring instruments arm of Shimadzu Corporation, providing scientific equipment and solutions for laboratories and industry.
|
E347234
|
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: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments | Statement: [Shimadzu Corporation, hasSubsidiary, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Context triple: [Shimadzu Corporation, hasSubsidiary, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments]
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A.
Shimadzu Corporation
Shimadzu Corporation is a Japanese multinational company specializing in precision instruments, analytical and measuring equipment, and medical systems.
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B.
Beckman Instruments
Beckman Instruments was an American scientific instruments company known for pioneering analytical and laboratory equipment used in chemistry, biology, and electronics research.
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C.
Thermo Electron
Thermo Electron was a major American scientific instruments and laboratory equipment company that became a core predecessor to the modern Thermo Fisher Scientific corporation.
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D.
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company was a pioneering British firm based in Cambridge that became renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for designing and manufacturing precision scientific instruments for research and education.
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E.
Hach Company
Hach Company is a manufacturer of analytical instruments and reagents specializing in water quality testing and analysis for environmental, industrial, and municipal applications.
- 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: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Triple: [Shimadzu Corporation, hasSubsidiary, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments]
Generated description
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is the North American analytical and measuring instruments arm of Shimadzu Corporation, providing scientific equipment and solutions for laboratories and industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Target entity description: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is the North American analytical and measuring instruments arm of Shimadzu Corporation, providing scientific equipment and solutions for laboratories and industry.
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A.
Shimadzu Corporation
chosen
Shimadzu Corporation is a Japanese multinational company specializing in precision instruments, analytical and measuring equipment, and medical systems.
-
B.
Beckman Instruments
Beckman Instruments was an American scientific instruments company known for pioneering analytical and laboratory equipment used in chemistry, biology, and electronics research.
-
C.
Thermo Electron
Thermo Electron was a major American scientific instruments and laboratory equipment company that became a core predecessor to the modern Thermo Fisher Scientific corporation.
-
D.
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company was a pioneering British firm based in Cambridge that became renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for designing and manufacturing precision scientific instruments for research and education.
-
E.
Hach Company
Hach Company is a manufacturer of analytical instruments and reagents specializing in water quality testing and analysis for environmental, industrial, and municipal applications.
- 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_69d822e9b9e08190bedcc31a163fda82 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dec815dd5081909e927911c06b2d66 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe0cfd26fc81909fba39c8705437ed |
completed | May 8, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe17fc37ec8190b2e9c786a5e7843e |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:06 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe18786294819080ce5ee0d8af00c9 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:31 a.m.