Triple

T17392250
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stanford Dish E422849 entity
Predicate notableStructure P1544 FINISHED
Object Stanford Dish radio telescope
The Stanford Dish radio telescope is a large, iconic parabolic antenna near Stanford University used for radio astronomy, satellite communication, and research.
E1265894 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: Stanford Dish radio telescope | Statement: [Stanford Dish, notableStructure, Stanford Dish radio telescope]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stanford Dish radio telescope
Context triple: [Stanford Dish, notableStructure, Stanford Dish radio telescope]
  • A. Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
    The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
  • B. Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
    The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
  • C. 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
    The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
  • D. Owens Valley Radio Observatory
    Owens Valley Radio Observatory is a major radio astronomy facility in California used for observing celestial radio sources and conducting astrophysical research.
  • E. 140-foot Green Bank Telescope
    The 140-foot Green Bank Telescope was a large, early-generation radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia that played a significant role in radio astronomy research before being superseded by the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope.
  • 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: Stanford Dish radio telescope
Triple: [Stanford Dish, notableStructure, Stanford Dish radio telescope]
Generated description
The Stanford Dish radio telescope is a large, iconic parabolic antenna near Stanford University used for radio astronomy, satellite communication, and research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stanford Dish radio telescope
Target entity description: The Stanford Dish radio telescope is a large, iconic parabolic antenna near Stanford University used for radio astronomy, satellite communication, and research.
  • A. Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
    The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
  • B. Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
    The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
  • C. 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
    The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
  • D. Owens Valley Radio Observatory
    Owens Valley Radio Observatory is a major radio astronomy facility in California used for observing celestial radio sources and conducting astrophysical research.
  • E. 140-foot Green Bank Telescope
    The 140-foot Green Bank Telescope was a large, early-generation radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia that played a significant role in radio astronomy research before being superseded by the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope.
  • 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_69d889d710288190bf0f4762801fefae completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e43abb23888190812aad44288c90fd completed April 19, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a019fff1d6c8190a80b6168f46e34b9 completed May 11, 2026, 9:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01a0ea3d3c8190b6c14eea5de3ba5b completed May 11, 2026, 9:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a01a17c0acc8190a556b68fbcefaa76 completed May 11, 2026, 9:29 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:45 a.m.