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]
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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.
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B.
David Thompson
David Thompson is a football executive best known for serving as chairman of the Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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A.
rifling
Indicates the presence or action of spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that impart spin to a projectile to stabilize its flight.
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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.
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C.
weaponDesigner
Indicates that one entity is the creator or designer of a weapon used or associated with another entity.
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D.
designedBy
chosen
Indicates that one entity is the creator, planner, or architect responsible for the form or structure of another entity.
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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.