Triple
T20712091
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Varian Associates |
E509072
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Varian Medical Systems |
E1447303
|
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: Varian Medical Systems | Statement: [Varian Associates, successor, Varian Medical Systems]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Varian Medical Systems Context triple: [Varian Associates, successor, Varian Medical Systems]
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A.
Varian Medical Systems
chosen
Varian Medical Systems is a leading medical technology company specializing in advanced radiation therapy and oncology treatment solutions.
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B.
Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers is a global medical technology company specializing in diagnostic imaging, laboratory diagnostics, and healthcare IT solutions.
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C.
GE Healthcare (historical)
GE Healthcare (historical) was the former healthcare division of General Electric, focused on medical imaging, diagnostics, and related healthcare technologies before its later corporate restructuring and spin-off.
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D.
Hospira
Hospira is a pharmaceutical and medical device company known for its injectable drugs, infusion technologies, and biosimilars, operating as a subsidiary of Pfizer.
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E.
Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific is a global medical technology company known for developing and manufacturing minimally invasive medical devices, particularly in cardiology and other interventional specialties.
- 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_69e0b4c40ad88190b81f77695366d328 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c1cdcaac8190b9ba82d489fb3bfc |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08e82e8a788190b76d1394f1b767df |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:15 p.m.