Triple
T18227150
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti |
E436449
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | de Ferranti |
—
|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: de Ferranti | Statement: [Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, familyName, de Ferranti]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: de Ferranti Context triple: [Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, familyName, de Ferranti]
-
A.
Ferranti
Ferranti was a pioneering British electrical engineering and computer company known for its early work in power systems and some of the first commercial computers.
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B.
Mullard Limited
Mullard Limited was a prominent British electronics company best known for manufacturing radio valves, vacuum tubes, and other electronic components, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Paxman
Paxman is a British surname most prominently associated with Jeremy Paxman, the veteran broadcaster and former host of the quiz show "University Challenge."
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D.
Crompton
Crompton is a historic mill village and neighborhood within the town of West Warwick, Rhode Island.
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E.
Crompton
Crompton is an English surname most notably associated with Samuel Crompton, the inventor of the spinning mule that revolutionized textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: de Ferranti Target entity description: de Ferranti is a British family name most notably associated with engineer and inventor Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti and his contributions to electrical engineering.
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A.
Ferranti
chosen
Ferranti was a pioneering British electrical engineering and computer company known for its early work in power systems and some of the first commercial computers.
-
B.
Mullard Limited
Mullard Limited was a prominent British electronics company best known for manufacturing radio valves, vacuum tubes, and other electronic components, particularly in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Paxman
Paxman is a British surname most prominently associated with Jeremy Paxman, the veteran broadcaster and former host of the quiz show "University Challenge."
-
D.
Crompton
Crompton is a historic mill village and neighborhood within the town of West Warwick, Rhode Island.
-
E.
Crompton
Crompton is an English surname most notably associated with Samuel Crompton, the inventor of the spinning mule that revolutionized textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9103a8081908bbb0836fef10efd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4f4aff8748190be5e732f9dbc8dff |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:32 a.m.