Triple
T19661406
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Televisor mechanical television system |
E472088
|
entity |
| Predicate | component |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nipkow scanning disk |
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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: Nipkow scanning disk | Statement: [Televisor mechanical television system, component, Nipkow scanning disk]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nipkow scanning disk Context triple: [Televisor mechanical television system, component, Nipkow scanning disk]
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A.
Baird television camera
The Baird television camera was an early mechanical television imaging device developed by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, used to capture moving images for some of the first experimental TV broadcasts.
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B.
Televisor mechanical television system
The Televisor mechanical television system was an early experimental television device developed by John Logie Baird that used spinning disks and mechanical scanning to transmit low-resolution moving images.
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C.
Baker–Nunn camera
The Baker–Nunn camera is a specialized wide-field tracking telescope system developed in the mid-20th century for highly accurate photographic observation of artificial Earth satellites.
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D.
Alderson disk
An Alderson disk is a hypothetical megastructure consisting of a gigantic, flat disk-shaped habitat encircling a star, proposed as an extreme example of astroengineering and space-based living space.
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E.
Biograph projector
The Biograph projector was an early motion picture projection system developed in the late 19th century, notable for its large-format film and role in pioneering commercial cinema exhibition.
- 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: Nipkow scanning disk Target entity description: The Nipkow scanning disk is an early mechanical image-scanning device that enabled the first crude television systems by converting visual scenes into sequential electrical signals.
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A.
Baird television camera
The Baird television camera was an early mechanical television imaging device developed by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, used to capture moving images for some of the first experimental TV broadcasts.
-
B.
Televisor mechanical television system
chosen
The Televisor mechanical television system was an early experimental television device developed by John Logie Baird that used spinning disks and mechanical scanning to transmit low-resolution moving images.
-
C.
Baker–Nunn camera
The Baker–Nunn camera is a specialized wide-field tracking telescope system developed in the mid-20th century for highly accurate photographic observation of artificial Earth satellites.
-
D.
Alderson disk
An Alderson disk is a hypothetical megastructure consisting of a gigantic, flat disk-shaped habitat encircling a star, proposed as an extreme example of astroengineering and space-based living space.
-
E.
Biograph projector
The Biograph projector was an early motion picture projection system developed in the late 19th century, notable for its large-format film and role in pioneering commercial cinema exhibition.
- 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_69d8e51395348190ac1416d46dfc6db0 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6414a667c81909aad04a737773c7e |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:07 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m.