Triple
T14506318
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Large, the Small and the Human Mind |
E340272
|
entity |
| Predicate | contributor |
P1993
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Abner Shimony
Abner Shimony was an American physicist and philosopher of science known for his influential work on the foundations of quantum mechanics and the philosophy of probability.
|
E1102262
|
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: Abner Shimony | Statement: [The Large, the Small and the Human Mind, contributor, Abner Shimony]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abner Shimony Context triple: [The Large, the Small and the Human Mind, contributor, Abner Shimony]
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A.
Gerson Goldhaber
Gerson Goldhaber was a German-American physicist and cosmologist known for his contributions to particle physics and for helping discover the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
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B.
David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein was an American physicist best known for his work on the structure of spacetime and black holes, including the introduction of the coordinate system that bears his name.
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C.
Ralph Ginzburg
Ralph Ginzburg was an American publisher, editor, and writer known for his provocative magazines and for being at the center of landmark U.S. obscenity and free speech court cases in the 1960s.
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D.
Sidney Drell
Sidney Drell was an American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum field theory and particle physics, as well as for his influential work in national security and arms control policy.
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E.
Sheldon Finkelstein
Sheldon Finkelstein is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Finkelstein.
- 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: Abner Shimony Triple: [The Large, the Small and the Human Mind, contributor, Abner Shimony]
Generated description
Abner Shimony was an American physicist and philosopher of science known for his influential work on the foundations of quantum mechanics and the philosophy of probability.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abner Shimony Target entity description: Abner Shimony was an American physicist and philosopher of science known for his influential work on the foundations of quantum mechanics and the philosophy of probability.
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A.
Gerson Goldhaber
Gerson Goldhaber was a German-American physicist and cosmologist known for his contributions to particle physics and for helping discover the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
-
B.
David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein was an American physicist best known for his work on the structure of spacetime and black holes, including the introduction of the coordinate system that bears his name.
-
C.
Ralph Ginzburg
Ralph Ginzburg was an American publisher, editor, and writer known for his provocative magazines and for being at the center of landmark U.S. obscenity and free speech court cases in the 1960s.
-
D.
Sidney Drell
Sidney Drell was an American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum field theory and particle physics, as well as for his influential work in national security and arms control policy.
-
E.
Sheldon Finkelstein
Sheldon Finkelstein is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Finkelstein.
- 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_69d822d9c0408190b9a2b3643e58bb4d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de94e25a2481908b8394e9a19f3b64 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 7:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd6da07ff481909fb2463b0ea92849 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd6eca4ff48190b7c16d92234cb43c |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:04 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd6f38ea788190a957419ca1971b15 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:06 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:21 a.m.