Triple
T3666403
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | M4 Sherman tank |
E77768
|
entity |
| Predicate | manufacturer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Federal Machine and Welder
Federal Machine and Welder was an American industrial manufacturer that produced military equipment, including M4 Sherman tanks, during World War II.
|
E377234
|
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: Federal Machine and Welder | Statement: [M4 Sherman tank, manufacturer, Federal Machine and Welder]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Machine and Welder Context triple: [M4 Sherman tank, manufacturer, Federal Machine and Welder]
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A.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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B.
Union Steel
Union Steel was an American steel company historically associated with industrialist and financier Andrew W. Mellon.
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C.
Steward Machine Company
Steward Machine Company was an American manufacturing firm best known for its role as the petitioner in the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, which upheld key provisions of the Social Security Act.
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D.
Richmond Locomotive Works
Richmond Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Richmond, Virginia.
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E.
Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works
Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives and railroad cars that later became part of the American Locomotive Company.
- 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: Federal Machine and Welder Triple: [M4 Sherman tank, manufacturer, Federal Machine and Welder]
Generated description
Federal Machine and Welder was an American industrial manufacturer that produced military equipment, including M4 Sherman tanks, during World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Machine and Welder Target entity description: Federal Machine and Welder was an American industrial manufacturer that produced military equipment, including M4 Sherman tanks, during World War II.
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A.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
-
B.
Union Steel
Union Steel was an American steel company historically associated with industrialist and financier Andrew W. Mellon.
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C.
Steward Machine Company
Steward Machine Company was an American manufacturing firm best known for its role as the petitioner in the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, which upheld key provisions of the Social Security Act.
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D.
Richmond Locomotive Works
Richmond Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Richmond, Virginia.
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E.
Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works
Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives and railroad cars that later became part of the American Locomotive Company.
- 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_69ad85dfc4dc8190a441864202ab2a7a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc40188988190b1b7ac9c8240a5ff |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4884bd50c8190a334e9aadc734364 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4906d6190819086bd51f96d3ffdcc |
completed | March 13, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4add30904819082ed6f6ee5918e57 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.