Triple
T12768331
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Weitz |
E305181
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz is an American physicist known for his influential work in soft condensed matter physics, including colloids, emulsions, and microfluidics, and for his role as a professor at Harvard University.
|
E1002579
|
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: David A. Weitz | Statement: [Weitz, hasNotableBearer, David A. Weitz]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David A. Weitz Context triple: [Weitz, hasNotableBearer, David A. Weitz]
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A.
Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
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B.
Nigel Goldenfeld
Nigel Goldenfeld is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics, complex systems, and fluid dynamics.
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C.
Michael A. Helfant
Michael A. Helfant is a film producer and entertainment executive known for his work on genre and thriller projects, including the 2013 crime thriller "The Call."
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D.
David P. Landau
David P. Landau is a physicist renowned for his pioneering work in computational statistical physics and Monte Carlo simulations of phase transitions and critical phenomena.
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E.
Nadrian Seeman
Nadrian Seeman was a pioneering chemist and nanotechnologist best known for founding the field of DNA nanotechnology by using DNA to create designed nanoscale structures and devices.
- 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: David A. Weitz Triple: [Weitz, hasNotableBearer, David A. Weitz]
Generated description
David A. Weitz is an American physicist known for his influential work in soft condensed matter physics, including colloids, emulsions, and microfluidics, and for his role as a professor at Harvard University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David A. Weitz Target entity description: David A. Weitz is an American physicist known for his influential work in soft condensed matter physics, including colloids, emulsions, and microfluidics, and for his role as a professor at Harvard University.
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A.
Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
-
B.
Nigel Goldenfeld
Nigel Goldenfeld is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics, complex systems, and fluid dynamics.
-
C.
Michael A. Helfant
Michael A. Helfant is a film producer and entertainment executive known for his work on genre and thriller projects, including the 2013 crime thriller "The Call."
-
D.
David P. Landau
David P. Landau is a physicist renowned for his pioneering work in computational statistical physics and Monte Carlo simulations of phase transitions and critical phenomena.
-
E.
Nadrian Seeman
Nadrian Seeman was a pioneering chemist and nanotechnologist best known for founding the field of DNA nanotechnology by using DNA to create designed nanoscale structures and devices.
- 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_69d7bdf2b43c819098ae5aa68e61ea58 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96df3b2f88190b37b696400178795 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f684f750a08190abf6122baa579bc4 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6890782c48190ae93866cf39b1c25 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f68976b60881908abf5b69b8c37e6e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:28 p.m.