Triple

T4848731
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject ITT Corporation E108357 entity
Predicate hasSuccessor P78 FINISHED
Object Exelis Inc.
Exelis Inc. was a U.S.-based aerospace, defense, and information solutions company that provided advanced technologies and services to government and commercial customers worldwide.
 E473527 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: Exelis Inc. | Statement: [ITT Corporation, hasSuccessor, Exelis Inc.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Exelis Inc.
Context triple: [ITT Corporation, hasSuccessor, Exelis Inc.]
  • A. L3Harris Technologies
    L3Harris Technologies is a major American defense and aerospace technology company specializing in advanced communications, surveillance, and mission systems for military, government, and commercial customers.
  • B. Hughes Aircraft Company
    Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded by Howard Hughes, known for pioneering work in aviation, electronics, and space systems.
  • C. Raytheon Company
    Raytheon Company was a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation known for developing advanced military technologies, including missile systems and radar.
  • D. Northrop Grumman
    Northrop Grumman is a leading American aerospace and defense technology company known for developing advanced military aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems.
  • E. Federal Signal Corporation
    Federal Signal Corporation is an American company that designs and manufactures safety and security products, including emergency vehicle lighting and sirens, as well as industrial signaling and public safety equipment.
  • 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: Exelis Inc.
Triple: [ITT Corporation, hasSuccessor, Exelis Inc.]
Generated description
Exelis Inc. was a U.S.-based aerospace, defense, and information solutions company that provided advanced technologies and services to government and commercial customers worldwide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Exelis Inc.
Target entity description: Exelis Inc. was a U.S.-based aerospace, defense, and information solutions company that provided advanced technologies and services to government and commercial customers worldwide.
  • A. L3Harris Technologies
    L3Harris Technologies is a major American defense and aerospace technology company specializing in advanced communications, surveillance, and mission systems for military, government, and commercial customers.
  • B. Hughes Aircraft Company
    Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded by Howard Hughes, known for pioneering work in aviation, electronics, and space systems.
  • C. Raytheon Company
    Raytheon Company was a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation known for developing advanced military technologies, including missile systems and radar.
  • D. Northrop Grumman
    Northrop Grumman is a leading American aerospace and defense technology company known for developing advanced military aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems.
  • E. Federal Signal Corporation
    Federal Signal Corporation is an American company that designs and manufactures safety and security products, including emergency vehicle lighting and sirens, as well as industrial signaling and public safety equipment.
  • 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_69bd4409b264819085ab855f3eb5381a completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6d1c5594819094fe021d7717032d completed March 20, 2026, 3:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be5cdafb3481908594ae883c6e9872 completed March 21, 2026, 8:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be5d4f2f908190b305996875f1f956 completed March 21, 2026, 8:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be5dcbb58c8190bbcf75c570720ad6 completed March 21, 2026, 8:58 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.