Triple

T2792585
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject GNU Autoconf E61961 entity
Predicate requires P100 FINISHED
Object M4
M4 is a general-purpose macro processing language and preprocessor commonly used in Unix-like build systems and tools such as GNU Autoconf.
 E299196 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: M4 | Statement: [GNU Autoconf, requires, M4]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M4
Context triple: [GNU Autoconf, requires, M4]
  • A. M4
    M4 is a boat line that operates as part of Geneva’s public transport network, providing passenger service across Lake Geneva.
  • B. M4
    M4 is a major British motorway that runs between London and South Wales, serving as a key route for traffic to and from the west of England.
  • C. M40
    M40 is a major British motorway linking London with Birmingham and the West Midlands.
  • D. M44
    M44 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, also known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe, and is one of the nearest and most prominent clusters visible to the naked eye.
  • E. M45
    M45 is the Pleiades, a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus visible to the naked eye and known since antiquity.
  • 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: M4
Triple: [GNU Autoconf, requires, M4]
Generated description
M4 is a general-purpose macro processing language and preprocessor commonly used in Unix-like build systems and tools such as GNU Autoconf.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M4
Target entity description: M4 is a general-purpose macro processing language and preprocessor commonly used in Unix-like build systems and tools such as GNU Autoconf.
  • A. M4
    M4 is a boat line that operates as part of Geneva’s public transport network, providing passenger service across Lake Geneva.
  • B. M4
    M4 is a major British motorway that runs between London and South Wales, serving as a key route for traffic to and from the west of England.
  • C. M40
    M40 is a major British motorway linking London with Birmingham and the West Midlands.
  • D. M44
    M44 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, also known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe, and is one of the nearest and most prominent clusters visible to the naked eye.
  • E. M45
    M45 is the Pleiades, a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus visible to the naked eye and known since antiquity.
  • 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_69ab4b7f51d881908768300ebd2fbdae completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abddd107ac81908eb1a6946834eee3 completed March 7, 2026, 8:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afc65ebe788190859012e930918b05 completed March 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afc6c6c620819098b76db174a6f98e completed March 10, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afc72b2e3c8190aad78ac8924f07af completed March 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.