Triple
T7373804
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Caledonian |
E170073
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British United Airways
British United Airways was a major independent British airline that operated from the early 1960s until the 1970s, providing domestic and international scheduled and charter services before being reorganized into later carriers.
|
E663128
|
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: British United Airways | Statement: [British Caledonian, predecessor, British United Airways]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British United Airways Context triple: [British Caledonian, predecessor, British United Airways]
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A.
Imperial Airways
Imperial Airways was a pioneering British commercial airline of the interwar period that operated international routes across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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B.
British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Overseas Airways Corporation was the former British state-owned long-haul airline that operated from 1940 until its merger into what became British Airways.
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C.
Britannia Airways
Britannia Airways was a major British charter airline that operated holiday flights across Europe and beyond before being rebranded under the Thomson name.
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D.
British European Airways
British European Airways was a former British state-owned airline that operated domestic and European routes from the late 1940s until its merger into British Airways in 1974.
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E.
British Caledonian
British Caledonian was a former independent British airline known for its international routes and distinctive tartan branding before being absorbed into British Airways.
- 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: British United Airways Triple: [British Caledonian, predecessor, British United Airways]
Generated description
British United Airways was a major independent British airline that operated from the early 1960s until the 1970s, providing domestic and international scheduled and charter services before being reorganized into later carriers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British United Airways Target entity description: British United Airways was a major independent British airline that operated from the early 1960s until the 1970s, providing domestic and international scheduled and charter services before being reorganized into later carriers.
-
A.
Imperial Airways
Imperial Airways was a pioneering British commercial airline of the interwar period that operated international routes across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
-
B.
British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Overseas Airways Corporation was the former British state-owned long-haul airline that operated from 1940 until its merger into what became British Airways.
-
C.
Britannia Airways
Britannia Airways was a major British charter airline that operated holiday flights across Europe and beyond before being rebranded under the Thomson name.
-
D.
British European Airways
British European Airways was a former British state-owned airline that operated domestic and European routes from the late 1940s until its merger into British Airways in 1974.
-
E.
British Caledonian
British Caledonian was a former independent British airline known for its international routes and distinctive tartan branding before being absorbed into British Airways.
- 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_69c68a5bfaac81909ce7f001dfb70c76 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f1a6643c81909d626c8b6a7a11fd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c81ec60d8481908e1e94ad87529a51 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c81f730ac081908c9d98643c130d6d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c821071a208190958f4cb7ad903fa6 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:07 p.m.