Triple

T6991396
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thompson's algorithm for regular expression matching E162093 entity
Predicate output P490 FINISHED
Object NFA
NFA (Nondeterministic Finite Automaton) is a theoretical model of computation used in automata theory and formal language processing to recognize regular languages, allowing multiple possible transitions for a given state and input symbol.
 E632951 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: NFA | Statement: [Thompson's algorithm for regular expression matching, output, NFA]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: NFA
Context triple: [Thompson's algorithm for regular expression matching, output, NFA]
  • A. NFA
    NFA is a common abbreviation for the National Firearms Act, a U.S. federal law regulating certain classes of firearms and related devices.
  • B. DFA
    DFA is an online advertising management and ad-serving platform originally developed by DoubleClick and later integrated into Google's marketing and ad technology stack.
  • C. DFSA
    The DFSA is the independent financial services regulator for the Dubai International Financial Centre, overseeing and enforcing standards for banking, securities, insurance, and related financial activities.
  • D. DFAE
    DFAE is the French abbreviation for Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the government ministry responsible for the country’s foreign policy and international relations.
  • E. FSM
    FSM is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for the Federated States of Micronesia, a Pacific island nation.
  • 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: NFA
Triple: [Thompson's algorithm for regular expression matching, output, NFA]
Generated description
NFA (Nondeterministic Finite Automaton) is a theoretical model of computation used in automata theory and formal language processing to recognize regular languages, allowing multiple possible transitions for a given state and input symbol.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: NFA
Target entity description: NFA (Nondeterministic Finite Automaton) is a theoretical model of computation used in automata theory and formal language processing to recognize regular languages, allowing multiple possible transitions for a given state and input symbol.
  • A. NFA
    NFA is a common abbreviation for the National Firearms Act, a U.S. federal law regulating certain classes of firearms and related devices.
  • B. DFA
    DFA is an online advertising management and ad-serving platform originally developed by DoubleClick and later integrated into Google's marketing and ad technology stack.
  • C. DFSA
    The DFSA is the independent financial services regulator for the Dubai International Financial Centre, overseeing and enforcing standards for banking, securities, insurance, and related financial activities.
  • D. DFAE
    DFAE is the French abbreviation for Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the government ministry responsible for the country’s foreign policy and international relations.
  • E. FSM
    FSM is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for the Federated States of Micronesia, a Pacific island nation.
  • 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_69c68856d7808190ab33ee914640281b completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6dbc1f63c8190837cfd71cf5ed613 completed March 27, 2026, 7:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c761d6ed5481909ccf1650fe6dc747 completed March 28, 2026, 5:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c763053a308190a8bd34fe72be5065 completed March 28, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c763d604148190a3004ab99c79834f completed March 28, 2026, 5:15 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:32 p.m.