Triple
T3868037
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Staples Inc. |
E91908
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCompetitor |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Office Depot
Office Depot is a major American office supply retail chain that sells stationery, furniture, technology products, and business services to consumers and companies.
|
E396067
|
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: Office Depot | Statement: [Staples Inc., hasCompetitor, Office Depot]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office Depot Context triple: [Staples Inc., hasCompetitor, Office Depot]
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A.
Office Depot Center
Office Depot Center was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Sunrise, Florida, best known as the longtime home venue of the NHL’s Florida Panthers under a former naming-rights deal.
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B.
Staples Inc.
Staples Inc. is a major American office supply retail company known for its chain of stores and business-to-business services.
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C.
Michaels
Michaels is the surname of Lorne Michaels, the influential Canadian-American television producer and creator of "Saturday Night Live."
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D.
Michaels Companies
Michaels Companies is a major North American specialty retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, and home décor products.
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E.
The Home Depot
The Home Depot is a major American home improvement retail chain known for its large warehouse-style stores selling tools, construction products, and services to both DIY customers and professionals.
- 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: Office Depot Triple: [Staples Inc., hasCompetitor, Office Depot]
Generated description
Office Depot is a major American office supply retail chain that sells stationery, furniture, technology products, and business services to consumers and companies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office Depot Target entity description: Office Depot is a major American office supply retail chain that sells stationery, furniture, technology products, and business services to consumers and companies.
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A.
Office Depot Center
Office Depot Center was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Sunrise, Florida, best known as the longtime home venue of the NHL’s Florida Panthers under a former naming-rights deal.
-
B.
Staples Inc.
Staples Inc. is a major American office supply retail company known for its chain of stores and business-to-business services.
-
C.
Michaels
Michaels is the surname of Lorne Michaels, the influential Canadian-American television producer and creator of "Saturday Night Live."
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D.
Michaels Companies
Michaels Companies is a major North American specialty retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, and home décor products.
-
E.
The Home Depot
The Home Depot is a major American home improvement retail chain known for its large warehouse-style stores selling tools, construction products, and services to both DIY customers and professionals.
- 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_69aed9645f348190a9868e7cef56ab7e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec3cc1a88190924125a86f72fd5b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b512440b8c8190ae2048bfcdd565ec |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b512f3504c8190be940148a4f726e9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5172b369c8190956d7c54943225cd |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:19 p.m.