Triple

T8239292
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Martini–Henry rifle E192490 entity
Predicate designerOfBarrelRifling P184 FINISHED
Object Alexander Henry
Alexander Henry was a renowned 19th-century Scottish gunmaker and rifling designer whose innovations significantly improved the accuracy and performance of British military rifles.
E720948 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Alexander Henry | Statement: [Martini–Henry rifle, designerOfBarrelRifling, Alexander Henry]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Henry
Context triple: [Martini–Henry rifle, designerOfBarrelRifling, Alexander Henry]
  • A. David Thompson
    David Thompson is a Hall of Fame American basketball guard famed for his explosive leaping ability and scoring prowess in the 1970s, particularly with the Denver Nuggets.
  • B. David Thompson
    David Thompson is a football executive best known for serving as chairman of the Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport.
  • C. Alexander Mackenzie
    Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-Canadian explorer famed for leading overland expeditions across North America, including the first recorded transcontinental journey to the Pacific north of Mexico.
  • D. Samuel Hearne
    Samuel Hearne was an 18th-century English explorer and fur trader best known for his overland expeditions in northern Canada, which helped map the Arctic interior and assess routes toward the Northwest Passage.
  • E. William R. Broughton
    William R. Broughton was an 18th-century British naval officer and explorer known for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and the naming of various islands.
  • 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: Alexander Henry
Triple: [Martini–Henry rifle, designerOfBarrelRifling, Alexander Henry]
Generated description
Alexander Henry was a renowned 19th-century Scottish gunmaker and rifling designer whose innovations significantly improved the accuracy and performance of British military rifles.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Henry
Target entity description: Alexander Henry was a renowned 19th-century Scottish gunmaker and rifling designer whose innovations significantly improved the accuracy and performance of British military rifles.
  • A. David Thompson
    David Thompson is a Hall of Fame American basketball guard famed for his explosive leaping ability and scoring prowess in the 1970s, particularly with the Denver Nuggets.
  • B. David Thompson
    David Thompson is a football executive best known for serving as chairman of the Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport.
  • C. Alexander Mackenzie
    Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-Canadian explorer famed for leading overland expeditions across North America, including the first recorded transcontinental journey to the Pacific north of Mexico.
  • D. Samuel Hearne
    Samuel Hearne was an 18th-century English explorer and fur trader best known for his overland expeditions in northern Canada, which helped map the Arctic interior and assess routes toward the Northwest Passage.
  • E. William R. Broughton
    William R. Broughton was an 18th-century British naval officer and explorer known for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and the naming of various islands.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: designerOfBarrelRifling
Context triple: [Martini–Henry rifle, designerOfBarrelRifling, Alexander Henry]
  • A. rifling
    Indicates the presence or action of spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that impart spin to a projectile to stabilize its flight.
  • B. barrelLengthInCalibers
    Indicates the length of a barrel expressed as a multiple of its bore diameter (in calibers), describing how many times the bore diameter fits into the barrel length.
  • C. weaponDesigner
    Indicates that one entity is the creator or designer of a weapon used or associated with another entity.
  • D. designedBy chosen
    Indicates that one entity is the creator, planner, or architect responsible for the form or structure of another entity.
  • E. mechanicalDesigner
    Indicates that one entity is responsible for designing or engineering mechanical components, systems, or devices for another entity or project.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ca82dc8f148190a2c75a98501a7b91 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb783cce5c8190bf116704d2923ade completed March 31, 2026, 7:31 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cd350f57d48190ae2f24d136bb3eee completed April 1, 2026, 3:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cd37a47f3c81909491e9b0316c32f0 completed April 1, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cd4ecc8d68819099932b1ecefc0d36 completed April 1, 2026, 4:58 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cb36b1dea0819091418072501e79c1 completed March 31, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:47 p.m.