Triple

T1551633
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Union Fire Company E33103 entity
Predicate motto P42 FINISHED
Object An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is a proverb, often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, emphasizing that taking small, proactive measures can avert much larger problems later.
E175874 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: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure | Statement: [Union Fire Company, motto, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Context triple: [Union Fire Company, motto, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure]
  • A. A Stitch in Time
    A Stitch in Time is a 1963 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a well-meaning but accident-prone butcher’s assistant who causes chaos while volunteering at a children’s hospital.
  • B. To injure no man, but to bless all mankind
    "To injure no man, but to bless all mankind" is the guiding motto expressing the humanitarian and ethical mission of The Christian Science Monitor newspaper.
  • C. Audere est Facere
    Audere est Facere is the Latin club motto of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., expressing the idea that true achievement requires the courage to act.
  • D. Handle with Care
    "Handle with Care" is a 1988 rock song by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys, known for its melodic harmonies and featuring contributions from George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan.
  • E. Perseverantia Vincit
    Perseverantia Vincit is the Latin motto of Temple University, expressing the ideal that perseverance leads to victory or success.
  • 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: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Triple: [Union Fire Company, motto, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure]
Generated description
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is a proverb, often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, emphasizing that taking small, proactive measures can avert much larger problems later.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Target entity description: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is a proverb, often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, emphasizing that taking small, proactive measures can avert much larger problems later.
  • A. A Stitch in Time
    A Stitch in Time is a 1963 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a well-meaning but accident-prone butcher’s assistant who causes chaos while volunteering at a children’s hospital.
  • B. To injure no man, but to bless all mankind
    "To injure no man, but to bless all mankind" is the guiding motto expressing the humanitarian and ethical mission of The Christian Science Monitor newspaper.
  • C. Audere est Facere
    Audere est Facere is the Latin club motto of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., expressing the idea that true achievement requires the courage to act.
  • D. Handle with Care
    "Handle with Care" is a 1988 rock song by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys, known for its melodic harmonies and featuring contributions from George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan.
  • E. Perseverantia Vincit
    Perseverantia Vincit is the Latin motto of Temple University, expressing the ideal that perseverance leads to victory or success.
  • 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_69a885ee6db8819099502bc5ce8af881 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a9086aed94819085c8194b4127c278 completed March 5, 2026, 4:36 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad30a504a881909b01fc27e0b879e7 completed March 8, 2026, 8:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad31185d6c8190b833943c412d3f96 completed March 8, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad31d1f9648190b9da156484062608 completed March 8, 2026, 8:22 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.