Triple

T8631690
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MD series airliners E204417 entity
Predicate memberOfSeries P10 FINISHED
Object McDonnell Douglas MD-88
The McDonnell Douglas MD-88 is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the late 1980s as an advanced, updated variant of the MD-80 series, widely used by U.S. airlines for domestic routes.
 E758806 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: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Statement: [MD series airliners, memberOfSeries, McDonnell Douglas MD-88]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McDonnell Douglas MD-88
Context triple: [MD series airliners, memberOfSeries, McDonnell Douglas MD-88]
  • A. McDonnell Douglas MD-87
    The McDonnell Douglas MD-87 is a shortened, medium-range variant of the MD-80 series jet airliners, designed for improved performance on routes with lower passenger demand.
  • B. McDonnell Douglas MD-80
    The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of twin-engine, short- to medium-range jet airliners widely used from the 1980s onward as an extended, more efficient development of the DC-9.
  • C. McDonnell Douglas MD-90
    The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 is a twin-engine, medium-range commercial jet airliner developed in the 1990s as an updated, stretched, and more fuel-efficient derivative of the MD-80 series.
  • D. McDonnell Douglas MD-95
    The McDonnell Douglas MD-95, later redesignated the Boeing 717, is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range jet airliner developed as the final member of the DC-9/MD-80 family for regional airline service.
  • E. McDonnell Douglas DC-9
    The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range jet airliner introduced in the 1960s that became widely used by airlines around the world and served as the basis for later MD-80/90 series aircraft.
  • 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: McDonnell Douglas MD-88
Triple: [MD series airliners, memberOfSeries, McDonnell Douglas MD-88]
Generated description
The McDonnell Douglas MD-88 is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the late 1980s as an advanced, updated variant of the MD-80 series, widely used by U.S. airlines for domestic routes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McDonnell Douglas MD-88
Target entity description: The McDonnell Douglas MD-88 is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the late 1980s as an advanced, updated variant of the MD-80 series, widely used by U.S. airlines for domestic routes.
  • A. McDonnell Douglas MD-87
    The McDonnell Douglas MD-87 is a shortened, medium-range variant of the MD-80 series jet airliners, designed for improved performance on routes with lower passenger demand.
  • B. McDonnell Douglas MD-80
    The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of twin-engine, short- to medium-range jet airliners widely used from the 1980s onward as an extended, more efficient development of the DC-9.
  • C. McDonnell Douglas MD-90
    The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 is a twin-engine, medium-range commercial jet airliner developed in the 1990s as an updated, stretched, and more fuel-efficient derivative of the MD-80 series.
  • D. McDonnell Douglas MD-95
    The McDonnell Douglas MD-95, later redesignated the Boeing 717, is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range jet airliner developed as the final member of the DC-9/MD-80 family for regional airline service.
  • E. McDonnell Douglas DC-9
    The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range jet airliner introduced in the 1960s that became widely used by airlines around the world and served as the basis for later MD-80/90 series aircraft.
  • 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_69ca834b903c8190add96cc651e1a477 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc47417e9c819099739ae901449308 completed March 31, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf6ec2bf188190a4e93148879296d3 completed April 3, 2026, 7:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf708dbd54819099efa4b5729d6298 completed April 3, 2026, 7:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf714f22c48190a192c6fc32debfd6 completed April 3, 2026, 7:50 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:27 p.m.