Triple

T8721741
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MAS Saint-Étienne E207026 entity
Predicate developed P73 FINISHED
Object MAS-38 submachine gun
The MAS-38 submachine gun is a French World War II–era 7.65mm firearm known for its compact design, low recoil, and use by French military and police forces.
E763963 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: MAS-38 submachine gun | Statement: [MAS Saint-Étienne, developed, MAS-38 submachine gun]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MAS-38 submachine gun
Context triple: [MAS Saint-Étienne, developed, MAS-38 submachine gun]
  • A. MAS-49 rifle
    The MAS-49 rifle is a French semi-automatic military rifle, chambered in 7.5×54mm, that served as the standard service rifle of the French armed forces in the post–World War II era.
  • B. MAS-36 rifle
    The MAS-36 rifle is a French bolt-action military service rifle introduced in the late 1930s and widely used by French forces during and after World War II.
  • C. Lanchester submachine gun
    The Lanchester submachine gun was a British World War II-era firearm, closely based on the German MP 28, used primarily by the Royal Navy and known for its robust construction and reliability.
  • D. Sten submachine gun
    The Sten submachine gun was a simple, inexpensive British 9mm World War II firearm widely used by Allied forces and resistance fighters for its ease of manufacture and concealment.
  • E. MG4 light machine gun
    The MG4 light machine gun is a modern 5.56×45mm NATO belt-fed squad automatic weapon developed by German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch for reliable, sustained infantry fire.
  • 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: MAS-38 submachine gun
Triple: [MAS Saint-Étienne, developed, MAS-38 submachine gun]
Generated description
The MAS-38 submachine gun is a French World War II–era 7.65mm firearm known for its compact design, low recoil, and use by French military and police forces.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MAS-38 submachine gun
Target entity description: The MAS-38 submachine gun is a French World War II–era 7.65mm firearm known for its compact design, low recoil, and use by French military and police forces.
  • A. MAS-49 rifle
    The MAS-49 rifle is a French semi-automatic military rifle, chambered in 7.5×54mm, that served as the standard service rifle of the French armed forces in the post–World War II era.
  • B. MAS-36 rifle
    The MAS-36 rifle is a French bolt-action military service rifle introduced in the late 1930s and widely used by French forces during and after World War II.
  • C. Lanchester submachine gun
    The Lanchester submachine gun was a British World War II-era firearm, closely based on the German MP 28, used primarily by the Royal Navy and known for its robust construction and reliability.
  • D. Sten submachine gun
    The Sten submachine gun was a simple, inexpensive British 9mm World War II firearm widely used by Allied forces and resistance fighters for its ease of manufacture and concealment.
  • E. MG4 light machine gun
    The MG4 light machine gun is a modern 5.56×45mm NATO belt-fed squad automatic weapon developed by German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch for reliable, sustained infantry fire.
  • 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_69ca835811d8819081ea00fd2a2c9a1c completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5d03f0848190a50c77e5cd028ee7 completed March 31, 2026, 11:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfab417d4481908cc6305ec2752078 completed April 3, 2026, 11:57 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfac76d0f8819090c2bff520db52f4 completed April 3, 2026, 12:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfad04e514819084bf30b8f026c031 completed April 3, 2026, 12:05 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:36 p.m.