Triple
T4382674
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ferranti |
E99164
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSubsidiary |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ferranti Packard
Ferranti Packard was a Canadian subsidiary of the British electrical engineering firm Ferranti, known for its work in power systems, electronics, and early computer technology.
|
E99164
|
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: Ferranti Packard | Statement: [Ferranti, hasSubsidiary, Ferranti Packard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ferranti Packard Context triple: [Ferranti, hasSubsidiary, Ferranti Packard]
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A.
Ferranti
Ferranti was a pioneering British electrical engineering and computer company known for its early work in power systems and some of the first commercial computers.
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B.
Remington Rand
Remington Rand was a major American business machines and early computer manufacturer, best known for producing the UNIVAC, one of the first commercial computers.
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C.
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation was an early American computer company founded by ENIAC creators J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly that played a pioneering role in the development of commercial electronic computers.
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D.
International Computers Limited
International Computers Limited was a major British computer manufacturer and information technology company that played a significant role in the UK computing industry during the mid-to-late 20th century.
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E.
Busicom
Busicom was a Japanese calculator and electronics company best known for commissioning the Intel 4004, the first commercial microprocessor.
- 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: Ferranti Packard Triple: [Ferranti, hasSubsidiary, Ferranti Packard]
Generated description
Ferranti Packard was a Canadian subsidiary of the British electrical engineering firm Ferranti, known for its work in power systems, electronics, and early computer technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ferranti Packard Target entity description: Ferranti Packard was a Canadian subsidiary of the British electrical engineering firm Ferranti, known for its work in power systems, electronics, and early computer technology.
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A.
Ferranti
chosen
Ferranti was a pioneering British electrical engineering and computer company known for its early work in power systems and some of the first commercial computers.
-
B.
Remington Rand
Remington Rand was a major American business machines and early computer manufacturer, best known for producing the UNIVAC, one of the first commercial computers.
-
C.
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation was an early American computer company founded by ENIAC creators J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly that played a pioneering role in the development of commercial electronic computers.
-
D.
International Computers Limited
International Computers Limited was a major British computer manufacturer and information technology company that played a significant role in the UK computing industry during the mid-to-late 20th century.
-
E.
Busicom
Busicom was a Japanese calculator and electronics company best known for commissioning the Intel 4004, the first commercial microprocessor.
- F. None of above.
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_69b3454ea8f48190a49c2436624d6ef6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b35262649c8190a724c9835cb7ece6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b650be7ac88190a8476b956e5994ec |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b6519e30fc819098de2671c3aa89b9 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b6521feae08190a029acdece360863 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:18 p.m.