Triple
T18730211
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States retail industry |
E458013
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorCompany |
P597
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree is a leading American discount variety store chain known for selling most of its merchandise at the fixed price of one dollar or less.
|
E1340039
|
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: Dollar Tree | Statement: [United States retail industry, majorCompany, Dollar Tree]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dollar Tree Context triple: [United States retail industry, majorCompany, Dollar Tree]
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A.
Dollar General
Dollar General is a major American discount retail chain known for its widespread network of small-format stores offering low-priced household goods and everyday essentials.
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B.
TJ Maxx
TJ Maxx is a major American off-price department store chain known for selling brand-name apparel, home goods, and accessories at discounted prices.
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C.
Dillard's
Dillard's is a major American department store chain offering a wide range of apparel, cosmetics, and home goods, primarily located in shopping malls across the United States.
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D.
Sam's Club
Sam's Club is an American chain of membership-only warehouse clubs owned by Walmart, offering bulk goods and discounted merchandise similar to other wholesale retailers.
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E.
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
- 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: Dollar Tree Triple: [United States retail industry, majorCompany, Dollar Tree]
Generated description
Dollar Tree is a leading American discount variety store chain known for selling most of its merchandise at the fixed price of one dollar or less.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dollar Tree Target entity description: Dollar Tree is a leading American discount variety store chain known for selling most of its merchandise at the fixed price of one dollar or less.
-
A.
Dollar General
Dollar General is a major American discount retail chain known for its widespread network of small-format stores offering low-priced household goods and everyday essentials.
-
B.
TJ Maxx
TJ Maxx is a major American off-price department store chain known for selling brand-name apparel, home goods, and accessories at discounted prices.
-
C.
Dillard's
Dillard's is a major American department store chain offering a wide range of apparel, cosmetics, and home goods, primarily located in shopping malls across the United States.
-
D.
Sam's Club
Sam's Club is an American chain of membership-only warehouse clubs owned by Walmart, offering bulk goods and discounted merchandise similar to other wholesale retailers.
-
E.
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
- 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_69d8d393ba9c8190a8b03b04ddbb0a09 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e56d778cf8819083500600b9ac0744 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05325b685c8190a2889755ed931973 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 2:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a053410a8188190992d9fa6130ab372 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a05349009e481909fb757415468aa70 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:50 a.m.