Triple
T16434007
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lion (steam locomotive) |
E399137
|
entity |
| Predicate | builder |
P3143
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Todd, Kitson & Laird
Todd, Kitson & Laird was a 19th-century British locomotive manufacturing firm known for producing early steam engines for the rapidly expanding railway network.
|
E1213463
|
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: Todd, Kitson & Laird | Statement: [Lion (steam locomotive), builder, Todd, Kitson & Laird]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Todd, Kitson & Laird Context triple: [Lion (steam locomotive), builder, Todd, Kitson & Laird]
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A.
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia was a renowned 20th-century Scottish architectural firm celebrated for its innovative Modernist and often Brutalist designs, particularly of Catholic churches and educational buildings.
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B.
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones was an architectural firm known for designing major mid-20th-century structures, including Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.
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C.
Fennemore Craig
Fennemore Craig is a longstanding U.S. law firm known for providing business and litigation services across the American West.
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D.
McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart was an earlier Canadian publishing firm that evolved into the well-known book publisher McClelland and Stewart.
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E.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
- 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: Todd, Kitson & Laird Triple: [Lion (steam locomotive), builder, Todd, Kitson & Laird]
Generated description
Todd, Kitson & Laird was a 19th-century British locomotive manufacturing firm known for producing early steam engines for the rapidly expanding railway network.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Todd, Kitson & Laird Target entity description: Todd, Kitson & Laird was a 19th-century British locomotive manufacturing firm known for producing early steam engines for the rapidly expanding railway network.
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A.
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia was a renowned 20th-century Scottish architectural firm celebrated for its innovative Modernist and often Brutalist designs, particularly of Catholic churches and educational buildings.
-
B.
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones was an architectural firm known for designing major mid-20th-century structures, including Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.
-
C.
Fennemore Craig
Fennemore Craig is a longstanding U.S. law firm known for providing business and litigation services across the American West.
-
D.
McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart was an earlier Canadian publishing firm that evolved into the well-known book publisher McClelland and Stewart.
-
E.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
- 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_69d87f2b9024819085c20e52de95d583 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32ba01a1c8190b5a4700e2364ae63 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0045872a688190bcab27c6a2b952cd |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00464f264081908faef31ef15f378a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a004767d1c88190814e83f09383e874 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:10 a.m.