Triple
T5107115
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William W. Grainger |
E115123
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFamilyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Grainger
Grainger is a surname most notably associated with William W. Grainger, the founder of the industrial supply company W.W. Grainger, Inc.
|
E493292
|
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: Grainger | Statement: [William W. Grainger, hasFamilyName, Grainger]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grainger Context triple: [William W. Grainger, hasFamilyName, Grainger]
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A.
Trumbauer
Trumbauer is a surname most notably associated with American architect Horace Trumbauer, known for his grand Gilded Age mansions and institutional buildings.
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B.
Deering
Deering is a small Inupiat community and city located on the Seward Peninsula in northwestern Alaska.
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C.
Gillett
Gillett is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across politics, sports, and the arts.
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D.
Gage Brothers & Company
Gage Brothers & Company was a prominent Chicago-based millinery firm known for its fashionable hats and accessories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Wyman-Gordon
Wyman-Gordon is an industrial manufacturer known for producing high-strength forged components, particularly for the aerospace and energy industries.
- 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: Grainger Triple: [William W. Grainger, hasFamilyName, Grainger]
Generated description
Grainger is a surname most notably associated with William W. Grainger, the founder of the industrial supply company W.W. Grainger, Inc.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grainger Target entity description: Grainger is a surname most notably associated with William W. Grainger, the founder of the industrial supply company W.W. Grainger, Inc.
-
A.
Trumbauer
Trumbauer is a surname most notably associated with American architect Horace Trumbauer, known for his grand Gilded Age mansions and institutional buildings.
-
B.
Deering
Deering is a small Inupiat community and city located on the Seward Peninsula in northwestern Alaska.
-
C.
Gillett
Gillett is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across politics, sports, and the arts.
-
D.
Gage Brothers & Company
Gage Brothers & Company was a prominent Chicago-based millinery firm known for its fashionable hats and accessories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
E.
Wyman-Gordon
Wyman-Gordon is an industrial manufacturer known for producing high-strength forged components, particularly for the aerospace and energy industries.
- 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.