Triple
T6171878
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis) |
E137720
|
entity |
| Predicate | tenant |
P75
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Famous-Barr department store
Famous-Barr was a prominent St. Louis–based department store chain that became a key regional retail institution in the Midwestern United States.
|
E381670
|
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: Famous-Barr department store | Statement: [Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis), tenant, Famous-Barr department store]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Famous-Barr department store Context triple: [Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis), tenant, Famous-Barr department store]
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A.
Barneys New York department store
Barneys New York department store was a luxury American department store chain renowned for its high-end designer fashion and influential role in contemporary retail culture.
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B.
Gimbels department store
Gimbels department store is a now-defunct American department store chain historically based in New York City and known for its rivalry with Macy’s.
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C.
Liberty department store
Liberty department store is a famous London luxury retailer known for its distinctive mock-Tudor building and eclectic range of fashion, beauty, homeware, and iconic printed fabrics.
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D.
May Department Stores Company
May Department Stores Company was a major American department store holding company that operated numerous regional chains before being acquired by Federated Department Stores (now Macy’s, Inc.).
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E.
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is a high-end American department store chain known for its designer fashion, luxury goods, and flagship locations in major cities.
- 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: Famous-Barr department store Triple: [Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis), tenant, Famous-Barr department store]
Generated description
Famous-Barr was a prominent St. Louis–based department store chain that became a key regional retail institution in the Midwestern United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Famous-Barr department store Target entity description: Famous-Barr was a prominent St. Louis–based department store chain that became a key regional retail institution in the Midwestern United States.
-
A.
Barneys New York department store
Barneys New York department store was a luxury American department store chain renowned for its high-end designer fashion and influential role in contemporary retail culture.
-
B.
Gimbels department store
Gimbels department store is a now-defunct American department store chain historically based in New York City and known for its rivalry with Macy’s.
-
C.
Liberty department store
Liberty department store is a famous London luxury retailer known for its distinctive mock-Tudor building and eclectic range of fashion, beauty, homeware, and iconic printed fabrics.
-
D.
May Department Stores Company
chosen
May Department Stores Company was a major American department store holding company that operated numerous regional chains before being acquired by Federated Department Stores (now Macy’s, Inc.).
-
E.
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is a high-end American department store chain known for its designer fashion, luxury goods, and flagship locations in major cities.
- F. None of above.
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_69c008a68c508190a8d78245c865960e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05d9319548190980c99f692bd4115 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c141ad559881909076b6ab34b14f2b |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c14889a3b48190bf5d523cbc261d7c |
completed | March 23, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c148de2d64819094d623e7f3b0f5f8 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:18 p.m.