Triple

T5107108
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William W. Grainger E115123 entity
Predicate founded P104 FINISHED
Object W. W. Grainger, Inc.
W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a major American industrial supply company that distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services to businesses and institutions.
 E493291 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: W. W. Grainger, Inc. | Statement: [William W. Grainger, founded, W. W. Grainger, Inc.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Context triple: [William W. Grainger, founded, W. W. Grainger, Inc.]
  • A. Mitre Corporation
    Mitre Corporation is a not-for-profit organization that operates federally funded research and development centers, providing systems engineering and advanced technology support primarily to U.S. government agencies.
  • B. Honeywell
    Honeywell is a multinational conglomerate best known for its aerospace systems, building technologies, performance materials, and industrial automation products.
  • C. Fastenal
    Fastenal is a U.S.-based industrial and construction supplies company known for its extensive network of stores and vending solutions serving manufacturers, contractors, and maintenance operations.
  • D. Goodrich Corporation
    Goodrich Corporation was a major American aerospace and defense company known for manufacturing aircraft systems and components before its acquisition by United Technologies Corporation.
  • E. Johnson Controls
    Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial company best known for its building automation systems, HVAC equipment, and energy efficiency solutions for commercial and industrial facilities.
  • 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: W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Triple: [William W. Grainger, founded, W. W. Grainger, Inc.]
Generated description
W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a major American industrial supply company that distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services to businesses and institutions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Target entity description: W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a major American industrial supply company that distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services to businesses and institutions.
  • A. Mitre Corporation
    Mitre Corporation is a not-for-profit organization that operates federally funded research and development centers, providing systems engineering and advanced technology support primarily to U.S. government agencies.
  • B. Honeywell
    Honeywell is a multinational conglomerate best known for its aerospace systems, building technologies, performance materials, and industrial automation products.
  • C. Fastenal
    Fastenal is a U.S.-based industrial and construction supplies company known for its extensive network of stores and vending solutions serving manufacturers, contractors, and maintenance operations.
  • D. Goodrich Corporation
    Goodrich Corporation was a major American aerospace and defense company known for manufacturing aircraft systems and components before its acquisition by United Technologies Corporation.
  • E. Johnson Controls
    Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial company best known for its building automation systems, HVAC equipment, and energy efficiency solutions for commercial and industrial facilities.
  • 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_69bd4440b3348190be1251fd8b7951f1 completed March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd75a8ee7881908876859402911e5a completed March 20, 2026, 4:28 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69beba9a19d881909f26b327273a95f1 completed March 21, 2026, 3:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bebb0c54c4819089eca12aae6e7613 completed March 21, 2026, 3:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bebb6fd0b08190a79a42e93689186b completed March 21, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:41 p.m.