Triple

T7894568
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject PDP-7 E183314 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object PDP-4
The PDP-4 was an early 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that helped establish the PDP line in scientific and engineering computing.
E701309 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: PDP-4 | Statement: [PDP-7, predecessor, PDP-4]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDP-4
Context triple: [PDP-7, predecessor, PDP-4]
  • A. PDP-7
    The PDP-7 was a 1960s DEC minicomputer whose relatively low cost and flexible design made it popular in research labs and notable as the machine on which the first version of Unix was developed.
  • B. PDP-6
    The PDP-6 was a 36-bit mainframe computer developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s, notable for its time-sharing capabilities and influence on later PDP-10 systems.
  • C. PDP-8
    The PDP-8 is a pioneering 12-bit minicomputer introduced in the 1960s that became widely known for its low cost, compact size, and major role in popularizing minicomputers in industry and education.
  • D. PDP-11
    The PDP-11 is a series of 16-bit minicomputers introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1970s that became highly influential in computer architecture and operating system development.
  • E. PDP-10
    The PDP-10 was a family of mainframe computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1960s and 1970s, widely used in research and time-sharing systems and influential in the development of early programming languages and operating systems.
  • 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: PDP-4
Triple: [PDP-7, predecessor, PDP-4]
Generated description
The PDP-4 was an early 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that helped establish the PDP line in scientific and engineering computing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDP-4
Target entity description: The PDP-4 was an early 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that helped establish the PDP line in scientific and engineering computing.
  • A. PDP-7
    The PDP-7 was a 1960s DEC minicomputer whose relatively low cost and flexible design made it popular in research labs and notable as the machine on which the first version of Unix was developed.
  • B. PDP-6
    The PDP-6 was a 36-bit mainframe computer developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s, notable for its time-sharing capabilities and influence on later PDP-10 systems.
  • C. PDP-8
    The PDP-8 is a pioneering 12-bit minicomputer introduced in the 1960s that became widely known for its low cost, compact size, and major role in popularizing minicomputers in industry and education.
  • D. PDP-11
    The PDP-11 is a series of 16-bit minicomputers introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1970s that became highly influential in computer architecture and operating system development.
  • E. PDP-10
    The PDP-10 was a family of mainframe computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1960s and 1970s, widely used in research and time-sharing systems and influential in the development of early programming languages and operating systems.
  • 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_69ca828c474c8190a254d6499871eaff completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3a15a7e88190a05474844817e5d2 completed March 31, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cb5bae4bdc8190be7db2ba3acb708a completed March 31, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cb7631d10881908e3c7dacb98520cd completed March 31, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cbbf847f3c819092d690d8d65f6d60 completed March 31, 2026, 12:35 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:01 p.m.