Triple
T6435204
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PACCAR |
E129877
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Pigott Sr.
William Pigott Sr. was an American industrialist best known for establishing the company that evolved into the global truck manufacturer PACCAR.
|
E591914
|
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: William Pigott Sr. | Statement: [PACCAR, founder, William Pigott Sr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Pigott Sr. Context triple: [PACCAR, founder, William Pigott Sr.]
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A.
Frederick Worlock
Frederick Worlock was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and for his voice work in classic animated features.
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B.
Francis Billington
Francis Billington was a Mayflower passenger and early Plymouth Colony settler known for his mischief and involvement in several notable incidents in the colony’s early years.
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C.
Samuel Pearson
Samuel Pearson was a British entrepreneur and publisher best known for establishing the company that evolved into the global education and publishing corporation Pearson plc.
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D.
William Howley
William Howley was a 19th-century Archbishop of Canterbury who served as the senior bishop of the Church of England and a prominent religious figure in British public life.
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E.
Arthur Gouge
Arthur Gouge was a British aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer best known for his work with Short Brothers on major military and civil aircraft in the mid-20th century.
- 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: William Pigott Sr. Triple: [PACCAR, founder, William Pigott Sr.]
Generated description
William Pigott Sr. was an American industrialist best known for establishing the company that evolved into the global truck manufacturer PACCAR.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Pigott Sr. Target entity description: William Pigott Sr. was an American industrialist best known for establishing the company that evolved into the global truck manufacturer PACCAR.
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A.
Frederick Worlock
Frederick Worlock was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and for his voice work in classic animated features.
-
B.
Francis Billington
Francis Billington was a Mayflower passenger and early Plymouth Colony settler known for his mischief and involvement in several notable incidents in the colony’s early years.
-
C.
Samuel Pearson
Samuel Pearson was a British entrepreneur and publisher best known for establishing the company that evolved into the global education and publishing corporation Pearson plc.
-
D.
William Howley
William Howley was a 19th-century Archbishop of Canterbury who served as the senior bishop of the Church of England and a prominent religious figure in British public life.
-
E.
Arthur Gouge
Arthur Gouge was a British aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer best known for his work with Short Brothers on major military and civil aircraft in the mid-20th century.
- 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_69c0084caac48190a7bc2ad8ba44536f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c069415c3c8190b91bd12ae79edd26 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c640efd490819084b3b67b3b0680b6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6420e3fe48190aef959cb7ab1e0d3 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c642a344e48190bccb0f0d122fca4c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:45 p.m.