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separator machine

concept · 2 mentions

An apparatus with perforated screens used to grade and sort coffee beans by size

Other senses of “separator”

unspecified equipment

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The concepts, people, and places this entity is most linked to by claims — node size is mention count, colour is type, dashed nodes are other senses of the same word.

separatorseparator (—)separator (equipment)wholesale plants — 1 shared claimall countries — 1 shared claimlocal requirements — 1 shared claimperforated screens — 1 shared claimsugar — 1 shared claimsugar crystals — 1 shared claimwire screens of various sizes — 1 shared claimwholesale plantsall countrieslocal requirementsperforated screenssugarsugar crystalswire screens of var…
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William H. Ukers (author)

  • a machine frequently found in wholesale plants is the separator
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's opening sentence: 'a machine frequently found in wholesale plants is the separator, or grader.' The subject, predicate, and object match exactly without any rewording or generalization required.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (implicit narrator of the text). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the declarative presentation in the passage. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a technical/descriptive statement. The time qualifiers are all null, which is correct as the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage does not restrict the claim to a specific sense or role. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • separator has same principle in all countries
    This apparatus, which is the same in principle in all countries
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly says 'This apparatus, which is the same in principle in all countries, but varies in size and form according to local requirements,' confirming that the separator has the same principle in all countries.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage text, not a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' - the passage makes a straightforward declarative statement. Sentiment is neutral, matching the technical, descriptive tone of the passage. The time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage provides no temporal scope. Context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a specific sense or role. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.
  • separator varies in size and form according to local requirements
    varies in size and form according to local requirements
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'This apparatus, which is the same in principle in all countries, but varies in size and form according to local requirements.' The exact phrasing matches the quoted text.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is highly faithful to the passage. The quote appears verbatim and accurately captures the statement about how separators vary. The perspective, stance, sentiment, and time qualifiers are all appropriate. The context qualifier is correctly left empty since the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role of 'separator' - it is simply discussing the apparatus as a coffee processing machine. Minor deduction only for the viewpoint designation: while the passage does not explicitly attribute this statement to a named source, the use of 'author' versus 'passage' framing is standard practice for unattributed claims in encyclopedic text, making this acceptable. All other qualifiers are faithful.
  • consists of a series of perforated screens
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'This apparatus...consists of a series of perforated screens.' The subject (separator), predicate (consists of), and object (perforated screens) are explicitly mentioned without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as factual description). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' rather than 'disputes' or 'questions'. The sentiment is neutral, matching the technical tone. Time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal scope. Context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote 'consists of a series of perforated screens' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.

George M. Rolph (author)

  • separator eliminate lumps and dust from sugar ⟨sugar refining⟩
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    the elimination of lumps and dust from the final product
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The first sentence explicitly says 'the governing principle is the same. It is the elimination of lumps and dust from the final product' when describing separators, and the passage goes on to explain how the separator accomplishes this through its screens and vibration mechanism.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage is written in instructional/explanatory voice without named sources). The stance is properly characterized as 'asserts' - the passage definitively states the separator's purpose. Sentiment is neutral, matching the technical, matter-of-fact tone of the passage. Time qualifiers are all null, which is correct since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context 'sugar refining' is appropriate and faithful to the passage's focus on sugar processing. The quote is verbatim from the first sentence and directly supports the claim about the governing principle of separators.
  • separator separate according to size sugar crystals ⟨sugar refining⟩
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    separation of the sugar crystals according to size
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'It is the elimination of lumps and dust from the final product and the separation of the sugar crystals according to size.' This is the governing principle of separators as explicitly described by the author.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes this statement as part of its explanation). The stance of 'asserts' is correct—the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the technical, descriptive tone of the passage. No time qualifiers are specified in the passage, so 'null' is appropriate. The context 'sugar refining' is supported by the passage's discussion of separators in the refining process. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.
  • separator is composed of wire screens of various sizes ⟨sugar refining⟩
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    It is made up of a number of wire screens of various sizes
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'It is made up of a number of wire screens of various sizes, fixed at a sharp incline, one above the other.' This exactly supports the subject-predicate-object relationship claimed.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is highly faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage is written in expository/instructional third person without attribution to a named source). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage states this as fact. Sentiment is neutral and matches the passage's neutral, technical tone. The time qualifiers are appropriately null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context 'sugar refining' is appropriate and supported by the passage's discussion of sugar separation. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim. One minor observation: the passage says 'a number of' screens while the claim says 'wire screens of various sizes'—both elements are present in the passage's quote, so this is fully supported. No unfaithful qualifiers detected.