Triple
T5107113
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | W. W. Grainger, Inc. |
E115123
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William W. Grainger |
E115123
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William W. Grainger | Statement: [W. W. Grainger, Inc., namedAfter, William W. Grainger]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William W. Grainger Context triple: [W. W. Grainger, Inc., namedAfter, William W. Grainger]
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A.
William W. Grainger
chosen
William W. Grainger was an American industrialist and founder of the industrial supply company W.W. Grainger, whose philanthropy significantly supported engineering education.
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B.
William Grainger
William Grainger was an American political figure after whom Grainger County in Tennessee was named.
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C.
William H. Ziegler
William H. Ziegler was an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy-drama "Funny Girl."
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D.
William McDermott
William McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including various professionals and public figures, rather than referring to a single widely recognized person.
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E.
Robert L. Baird
Robert L. Baird is an American screenwriter best known for his work on animated films for major studios such as Pixar and Disney.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c1351018b48190910c3dad6c0f9850 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:41 p.m.