Triple

T17606562
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thompson submachine gun E428846 entity
Predicate notableVariant P4680 FINISHED
Object M1921 Thompson
The M1921 Thompson is an early commercial version of the iconic Thompson submachine gun, widely associated with Prohibition-era gangsters and law enforcement in the United States.
E99958 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: M1921 Thompson | Statement: [Thompson submachine gun, notableVariant, M1921 Thompson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M1921 Thompson
Context triple: [Thompson submachine gun, notableVariant, M1921 Thompson]
  • A. Thompson submachine gun
    The Thompson submachine gun is an iconic American automatic firearm, widely used by gangsters and law enforcement during the Prohibition era and later adopted by the military in World War II.
  • B. M3 submachine gun
    The M3 submachine gun, commonly called the "Grease Gun," is a compact .45 ACP American submachine gun widely used by U.S. forces during and after World War II.
  • C. Browning Automatic Rifle
    The Browning Automatic Rifle is a World War I–era American automatic rifle and light machine gun designed by John Browning that served as a standard squad support weapon through World War II and the Korean War.
  • D. M7 submachine gun
    The M7 submachine gun is a compact, fully automatic firearm designed for close-quarters combat, known for its high rate of fire and use by specialized military and security personnel.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: M1921 Thompson
Triple: [Thompson submachine gun, notableVariant, M1921 Thompson]
Generated description
The M1921 Thompson is an early commercial version of the iconic Thompson submachine gun, widely associated with Prohibition-era gangsters and law enforcement in the United States.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M1921 Thompson
Target entity description: The M1921 Thompson is an early commercial version of the iconic Thompson submachine gun, widely associated with Prohibition-era gangsters and law enforcement in the United States.
  • A. Thompson submachine gun chosen
    The Thompson submachine gun is an iconic American automatic firearm, widely used by gangsters and law enforcement during the Prohibition era and later adopted by the military in World War II.
  • B. M3 submachine gun
    The M3 submachine gun, commonly called the "Grease Gun," is a compact .45 ACP American submachine gun widely used by U.S. forces during and after World War II.
  • C. Browning Automatic Rifle
    The Browning Automatic Rifle is a World War I–era American automatic rifle and light machine gun designed by John Browning that served as a standard squad support weapon through World War II and the Korean War.
  • D. M7 submachine gun
    The M7 submachine gun is a compact, fully automatic firearm designed for close-quarters combat, known for its high rate of fire and use by specialized military and security personnel.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d889e1c6148190ba76241e74688f8b completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e46c4ccef08190aeaa88670364bd74 completed April 19, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a031b12eda88190a18f23b6da9e2213 completed May 12, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a031befbd808190bca9a98683373e25 completed May 12, 2026, 12:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a031cb0bfa881908d3620d3ff24f09e completed May 12, 2026, 12:27 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:51 a.m.