Triple
T15743963
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | May Department Stores Company |
E381670
|
entity |
| Predicate | ownedBrand |
P1500
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
L.S. Ayres
L.S. Ayres was a prominent American department store chain based in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its flagship downtown store and regional influence in Midwestern retail.
|
E1174251
|
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: L.S. Ayres | Statement: [May Department Stores Company, ownedBrand, L.S. Ayres]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: L.S. Ayres Context triple: [May Department Stores Company, ownedBrand, L.S. Ayres]
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A.
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
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B.
J. A. Hudson
J. A. Hudson was a mountaineer known for being among the first climbers to successfully ascend the Alpine peak Lyskamm.
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C.
Albert Ivar Goodman
Albert Ivar Goodman was a notable figure significant enough in his community or field to have the Albert Theatre named in his honor.
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D.
Malcolm Whitman
Malcolm Whitman was an American tennis player and three-time U.S. National Championships singles champion in the late 19th century.
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E.
J. L. Hudson
J. L. Hudson was a prominent Detroit businessman best known as the founder of the J. L. Hudson Company department store, which became one of the largest and most influential retail establishments in the United States.
- 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: L.S. Ayres Triple: [May Department Stores Company, ownedBrand, L.S. Ayres]
Generated description
L.S. Ayres was a prominent American department store chain based in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its flagship downtown store and regional influence in Midwestern retail.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: L.S. Ayres Target entity description: L.S. Ayres was a prominent American department store chain based in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its flagship downtown store and regional influence in Midwestern retail.
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A.
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
-
B.
J. A. Hudson
J. A. Hudson was a mountaineer known for being among the first climbers to successfully ascend the Alpine peak Lyskamm.
-
C.
Albert Ivar Goodman
Albert Ivar Goodman was a notable figure significant enough in his community or field to have the Albert Theatre named in his honor.
-
D.
Malcolm Whitman
Malcolm Whitman was an American tennis player and three-time U.S. National Championships singles champion in the late 19th century.
-
E.
J. L. Hudson
J. L. Hudson was a prominent Detroit businessman best known as the founder of the J. L. Hudson Company department store, which became one of the largest and most influential retail establishments in the United States.
- 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_69d86d9e6b44819085d1f6a969ecb74c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0502c0c3c8190b8e512df307039c1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff8307824881909ba85e4c3da65d28 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff83ca33d08190816130bf2ea735df |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff846436e48190b711da134c9a3b81 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m.