Triple

T4723518
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Thomas Romney Robinson E104824 entity
Predicate invented P632 FINISHED
Object Robinson cup anemometer
The Robinson cup anemometer is a meteorological instrument that measures wind speed using a set of rotating hemispherical cups mounted on a vertical shaft.
 E464702 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: Robinson cup anemometer | Statement: [John Thomas Romney Robinson, invented, Robinson cup anemometer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robinson cup anemometer
Context triple: [John Thomas Romney Robinson, invented, Robinson cup anemometer]
  • A. Radiometer
    Radiometer is a medical technology company specializing in acute care testing solutions such as blood gas analysis and related diagnostic equipment.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Aeolian organ
    The Aeolian organ is a historic pipe organ built by the Aeolian Company, renowned for its rich tonal quality and craftsmanship, installed in Duke Chapel at Duke University.
  • D. Vane
    Vane is an English surname historically associated with several notable aristocratic and political families in Britain.
  • E. Sandrew Metronome
    Sandrew Metronome is a Scandinavian film distribution and production company known for releasing notable Nordic and international films.
  • 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: Robinson cup anemometer
Triple: [John Thomas Romney Robinson, invented, Robinson cup anemometer]
Generated description
The Robinson cup anemometer is a meteorological instrument that measures wind speed using a set of rotating hemispherical cups mounted on a vertical shaft.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robinson cup anemometer
Target entity description: The Robinson cup anemometer is a meteorological instrument that measures wind speed using a set of rotating hemispherical cups mounted on a vertical shaft.
  • A. Radiometer
    Radiometer is a medical technology company specializing in acute care testing solutions such as blood gas analysis and related diagnostic equipment.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Aeolian organ
    The Aeolian organ is a historic pipe organ built by the Aeolian Company, renowned for its rich tonal quality and craftsmanship, installed in Duke Chapel at Duke University.
  • D. Vane
    Vane is an English surname historically associated with several notable aristocratic and political families in Britain.
  • E. Sandrew Metronome
    Sandrew Metronome is a Scandinavian film distribution and production company known for releasing notable Nordic and international films.
  • 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_69bd43ed84648190ae0b7ee8e8d00482 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6444412c81908a7f6f17978df2d2 completed March 20, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be10986d688190ad82e7f959c50434 completed March 21, 2026, 3:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be1430ef748190b452c62aa8adfdd1 completed March 21, 2026, 3:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be14bb589481908d984af9feb60e79 completed March 21, 2026, 3:47 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:18 p.m.