Triple

T9521522
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Vickers 6-Ton tank E229653 entity
Predicate successorDesign P50932 FINISHED
Object Vickers Light Tank series
The Vickers Light Tank series was a family of British light tanks developed in the interwar period that saw widespread use for training, colonial duties, and early World War II operations.
E803861 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: Vickers Light Tank series | Statement: [Vickers 6-Ton tank, successorDesign, Vickers Light Tank series]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vickers Light Tank series
Context triple: [Vickers 6-Ton tank, successorDesign, Vickers Light Tank series]
  • A. Vickers 6-Ton tank
    The Vickers 6-Ton tank was a British interwar light tank whose design became highly influential worldwide, serving as the basis for several other countries’ armored vehicles, including the Soviet T-26.
  • B. Vickers Medium Mark II tank
    The Vickers Medium Mark II tank was a British interwar medium tank that played a key role in developing armored warfare doctrine and influenced later tank designs.
  • C. Vickers A1E1 Independent tank
    The Vickers A1E1 Independent tank was an experimental interwar British multi-turreted heavy tank prototype that influenced later tank designs despite never entering mass production.
  • D. Stuart light tank
    The Stuart light tank was a fast, lightly armored American World War II tank widely used by Allied forces for reconnaissance and infantry support.
  • E. Churchill tanks
    Churchill tanks were British heavy infantry tanks of World War II, noted for their thick armor, ability to tackle difficult terrain, and extensive use in Allied operations.
  • 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: Vickers Light Tank series
Triple: [Vickers 6-Ton tank, successorDesign, Vickers Light Tank series]
Generated description
The Vickers Light Tank series was a family of British light tanks developed in the interwar period that saw widespread use for training, colonial duties, and early World War II operations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vickers Light Tank series
Target entity description: The Vickers Light Tank series was a family of British light tanks developed in the interwar period that saw widespread use for training, colonial duties, and early World War II operations.
  • A. Vickers 6-Ton tank
    The Vickers 6-Ton tank was a British interwar light tank whose design became highly influential worldwide, serving as the basis for several other countries’ armored vehicles, including the Soviet T-26.
  • B. Vickers Medium Mark II tank
    The Vickers Medium Mark II tank was a British interwar medium tank that played a key role in developing armored warfare doctrine and influenced later tank designs.
  • C. Vickers A1E1 Independent tank
    The Vickers A1E1 Independent tank was an experimental interwar British multi-turreted heavy tank prototype that influenced later tank designs despite never entering mass production.
  • D. Stuart light tank
    The Stuart light tank was a fast, lightly armored American World War II tank widely used by Allied forces for reconnaissance and infantry support.
  • E. Churchill tanks
    Churchill tanks were British heavy infantry tanks of World War II, noted for their thick armor, ability to tackle difficult terrain, and extensive use in Allied operations.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: successorDesign
Context triple: [Vickers 6-Ton tank, successorDesign, Vickers Light Tank series]
  • A. successorDesignated
    Indicates that one entity has been formally chosen or named to take over the role, position, or responsibilities of another entity in the future.
  • B. successor
    Indicates that one entity directly follows another in an ordered sequence or position.
  • C. successorSystem chosen
    Indicates that one system directly follows and replaces another in function, role, or version.
  • D. successorInPractice
    Indicates that one entity has taken over the role, position, or function of another in actual practice, even if not formally or officially designated as its successor.
  • E. successorEngine
    Indicates that one engine directly follows and replaces another in a sequence or version lineage.
  • 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_69ca847870a881909d8d751a7d29da39 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9884dd5c8190b69c178cb2ac75c2 completed April 1, 2026, 10:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d13a5cd2d881908b27649b396c50a1 completed April 4, 2026, 4:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d13be79b1c8190a9110312ae25cf32 completed April 4, 2026, 4:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d13ca165b88190b4d629df0e079b3b completed April 4, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cca56a3d088190bdc16670678fb6c6 completed April 1, 2026, 4:56 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:59 p.m.