Triple
T9814559
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Benjamin B. Hotchkiss |
E238366
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hotchkiss revolving cannon |
E249982
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Hotchkiss revolving cannon | Statement: [Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, notableWork, Hotchkiss revolving cannon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hotchkiss revolving cannon Context triple: [Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, notableWork, Hotchkiss revolving cannon]
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A.
Hotchkiss guns
chosen
Hotchkiss guns were rapid-firing, artillery-style weapons used by the U.S. Army in the late 19th century, notably contributing to the high casualties at the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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B.
Dreyse needle gun
The Dreyse needle gun was a pioneering 19th-century Prussian bolt-action breech-loading rifle that gave its users a significant rate-of-fire advantage in battles such as those of the Franco-Prussian War.
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C.
Maxim machine gun
The Maxim machine gun is a pioneering late 19th-century recoil-operated, water-cooled heavy machine gun that became one of the first fully automatic weapons widely adopted by major armies around the world.
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D.
Cannon
Cannon is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across entertainment, sports, and public life.
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E.
Cannon
Cannon is a historic American textile and home goods brand best known for its towels, bedding, and other household linens.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca84defac48190abc1148804f184c1 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb2f19660819083e3f15780352052 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1cc67db68819093217c9a74e72fbf |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:30 p.m.