Triple
T19436672
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Purify |
E486239
|
entity |
| Predicate | laterAcquiredThrough |
P135886
|
FINISHED |
| Object | IBM acquisition of Rational Software |
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|
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: IBM acquisition of Rational Software | Statement: [Purify, laterAcquiredThrough, IBM acquisition of Rational Software]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IBM acquisition of Rational Software Context triple: [Purify, laterAcquiredThrough, IBM acquisition of Rational Software]
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A.
Rational Software
chosen
Rational Software was a prominent software company best known for its software development tools and methodologies, including Rational Rose and the Rational Unified Process (RUP), before being acquired by IBM.
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B.
IBM Rational portfolio
IBM Rational portfolio is a suite of IBM software development and lifecycle management tools designed to support requirements, design, development, testing, and project governance across the application lifecycle.
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C.
Eiffel Software
Eiffel Software is a software company best known for developing the Eiffel programming language and tools that emphasize object-oriented design and software reliability.
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D.
Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems was a leading enterprise software company best known for pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for large organizations.
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E.
Rational software tools
Rational software tools are a suite of IBM-developed software engineering products that support tasks such as requirements management, modeling, design, testing, and project management across the software development lifecycle.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: laterAcquiredThrough Context triple: [Purify, laterAcquiredThrough, IBM acquisition of Rational Software]
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A.
laterAcquiredBy
Indicates that one entity was acquired by another entity at a later point in time, after some prior state or ownership.
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B.
acquisitionResultedIn
Indicates that an acquisition event led to a particular outcome, state, or consequence for the involved entities.
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C.
acquiredWith
Indicates that one entity was obtained, purchased, or gained together with or by means of another entity.
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D.
underlyingAcquiredBy
Indicates that one entity has been obtained or taken over by another as the underlying object or asset in an acquisition relationship.
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E.
acquiredFor
Indicates that one entity obtained or purchased another entity specifically for the benefit, use, or purpose of a third entity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (4 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_69d8e8d7ad488190a3373045029b0f3b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e633618c2881908f3d2a9cabb02289 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e4fd6e806081909053f325ba01ab6b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:06 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69e5004c23308190a087b7941a90725f |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:38 p.m.