Triple
T16750389
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SmithKline Beckman |
E407057
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Beckman Instruments |
E91306
|
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: Beckman Instruments | Statement: [SmithKline Beckman, predecessor, Beckman Instruments]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beckman Instruments Context triple: [SmithKline Beckman, predecessor, Beckman Instruments]
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A.
Beckman Instruments
chosen
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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B.
Beckman Coulter
Beckman Coulter is a biomedical laboratory instrument and diagnostics company known for its analytical systems used in clinical and research settings worldwide.
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C.
Beckman
Beckman is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as science, business, and the arts.
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D.
Eppendorf
Eppendorf is a district in Hamburg, Germany, known for its affluent residential areas, historic architecture, and prominent medical and university facilities.
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E.
Shimadzu Corporation
Shimadzu Corporation is a Japanese multinational company specializing in precision instruments, analytical and measuring equipment, and medical systems.
- 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_69d8838ffb088190a0b11149929006bf |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3aa265a908190a87fa4612bfe6396 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 3:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00aaf3c6088190a8301a9613d74474 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:21 a.m.