Triple
T15743964
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | May Department Stores Company |
E381670
|
entity |
| Predicate | ownedBrand |
P1500
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Meier & Frank |
E813501
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Meier & Frank | Statement: [May Department Stores Company, ownedBrand, Meier & Frank]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meier & Frank Context triple: [May Department Stores Company, ownedBrand, Meier & Frank]
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A.
Meier & Frank
chosen
Meier & Frank was a prominent regional department store chain based in Portland, Oregon, known for its flagship downtown store and long history in the Pacific Northwest before being absorbed into Macy’s.
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B.
Carson Pirie Scott
Carson Pirie Scott was a prominent Midwestern American department store chain best known for its flagship store in Chicago and its role in regional retail history.
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C.
Schlesinger & Mayer Store
The Schlesinger & Mayer Store is a landmark Chicago department store building celebrated as one of architect Louis Sullivan’s finest examples of early commercial skyscraper design.
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D.
I. Magnin
I. Magnin was a luxury specialty department store chain based in San Francisco, renowned for its high-end fashion and upscale clientele throughout much of the 20th century.
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E.
L. Bamberger & Co. department store
L. Bamberger & Co. was a prominent Newark, New Jersey department store known for its large-scale retail operations and eventual integration into the Macy’s chain.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m.