Triple
T9296
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | De Forest Radio Telephone Company |
E186
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
audion vacuum tube
The audion vacuum tube is an early electronic amplifying device invented by Lee de Forest that enabled long-distance radio communication and laid the groundwork for modern electronics.
|
E1029
|
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: audion vacuum tube | Statement: [De Forest Radio Telephone Company, associatedWith, audion vacuum tube]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: audion vacuum tube Context triple: [De Forest Radio Telephone Company, associatedWith, audion vacuum tube]
-
A.
harmonic analyzer
A harmonic analyzer is a mechanical or electrical device used to decompose complex periodic signals into their constituent sinusoidal components for analysis.
-
B.
superheterodyne receiver
The superheterodyne receiver is a radio receiver architecture that improves selectivity and sensitivity by converting incoming radio signals to a fixed intermediate frequency before final detection.
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C.
De Forest Radio Telephone Company
De Forest Radio Telephone Company was an early 20th-century American firm that developed and commercialized pioneering radio and wireless telephony technologies.
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D.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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E.
Differential analyzer
The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
- 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: audion vacuum tube Triple: [De Forest Radio Telephone Company, associatedWith, audion vacuum tube]
Generated description
The audion vacuum tube is an early electronic amplifying device invented by Lee de Forest that enabled long-distance radio communication and laid the groundwork for modern electronics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: audion vacuum tube Target entity description: The audion vacuum tube is an early electronic amplifying device invented by Lee de Forest that enabled long-distance radio communication and laid the groundwork for modern electronics.
-
A.
harmonic analyzer
A harmonic analyzer is a mechanical or electrical device used to decompose complex periodic signals into their constituent sinusoidal components for analysis.
-
B.
superheterodyne receiver
The superheterodyne receiver is a radio receiver architecture that improves selectivity and sensitivity by converting incoming radio signals to a fixed intermediate frequency before final detection.
-
C.
De Forest Radio Telephone Company
De Forest Radio Telephone Company was an early 20th-century American firm that developed and commercialized pioneering radio and wireless telephony technologies.
-
D.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
-
E.
Differential analyzer
The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
- 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a23ff2f0508190806663ab2463cd41 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a243c87d988190a9d0649c4a04c7b7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2464617148190ae1b5e316dd37efe |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a246bff58481908eebdbcb88e1ff78 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.