Triple

T1428727
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Harold Davenport E30393 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
E163261 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: Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge | Statement: [Harold Davenport, positionHeld, Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
Context triple: [Harold Davenport, positionHeld, Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge]
  • A. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
    The Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy and related physical sciences, historically held by leading figures in astrophysical research and teaching at the university.
  • B. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
    The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by some of the world's most influential scientists.
  • C. Gresham Professor of Geometry
    Gresham Professor of Geometry is a prestigious academic chair at Gresham College in London, historically associated with leading mathematicians and scientists who deliver free public lectures on geometry and related fields.
  • D. Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics
    The Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by several of Britain’s most influential mathematicians.
  • E. Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
    The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
  • 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: Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
Triple: [Harold Davenport, positionHeld, Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge]
Generated description
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
Target entity description: The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
  • A. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
    The Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy and related physical sciences, historically held by leading figures in astrophysical research and teaching at the university.
  • B. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
    The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by some of the world's most influential scientists.
  • C. Gresham Professor of Geometry
    Gresham Professor of Geometry is a prestigious academic chair at Gresham College in London, historically associated with leading mathematicians and scientists who deliver free public lectures on geometry and related fields.
  • D. Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics
    The Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by several of Britain’s most influential mathematicians.
  • E. Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
    The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
  • 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_69a498fb823c8190a67ce4c4837e641a completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c4d9575881908bb58598e5a80590 completed March 1, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad016930ec8190ab3900d6f40c4aa0 completed March 8, 2026, 4:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad01d1c01c81908917c4837ed2b393 completed March 8, 2026, 4:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad0265f610819085a2dd293abd4812 completed March 8, 2026, 5 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.