Triple

T1463293
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michelson interferometer E31561 entity
Predicate usedInExperiment P25490 FINISHED
Object Michelson–Morley experiment E5002 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Michelson–Morley experiment | Statement: [Michelson interferometer, usedInExperiment, Michelson–Morley experiment]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michelson–Morley experiment
Context triple: [Michelson interferometer, usedInExperiment, Michelson–Morley experiment]
  • A. Michelson–Morley experiment chosen
    The Michelson–Morley experiment was a landmark 1887 physics experiment that attempted to detect the Earth's motion through the hypothesized luminiferous aether and whose null result helped pave the way for Einstein's theory of special relativity.
  • B. Ives–Stilwell experiment
    The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
  • C. Trouton–Noble experiment
    The Trouton–Noble experiment was an early 20th-century test of the luminiferous aether that searched for a torque on a charged capacitor in motion and, by finding no such effect, provided support for the emerging theory of special relativity.
  • D. Kennedy–Thorndike experiment
    The Kennedy–Thorndike experiment is a classic test of special relativity that examined the constancy of the speed of light using an interferometer with unequal arm lengths and varying laboratory velocity.
  • E. Cavendish experiment
    The Cavendish experiment was an 18th-century physics experiment by Henry Cavendish that measured the tiny gravitational attraction between lead spheres, allowing the first calculation of the gravitational constant and the mass of the Earth.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: usedInExperiment
Context triple: [Michelson interferometer, usedInExperiment, Michelson–Morley experiment]
  • A. hasTypeOfExperiment
    Indicates that an experiment is associated with or classified under a specific type or category of experiment.
  • B. areUsedIn chosen
    Indicates that certain entities serve as components, tools, or resources within a particular process, context, or application.
  • C. notableExperiment
    Indicates that an entity is recognized for having conducted or been the subject of a particularly important or influential experiment.
  • D. hasResearchUse
    Indicates that an entity is used for, or associated with, conducting research activities or purposes.
  • E. usedInProject
    Indicates that something (such as a resource, tool, or component) is employed or utilized within a particular project.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69a49917dfc081909acdbdf5d684f1ef completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c5b89708819084fb9ba4ff293b8b completed March 1, 2026, 11:03 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad0e7ab538819090bc3e3ed1bbff64 completed March 8, 2026, 5:51 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4c48121e48190946c23c583e5fb64 completed March 1, 2026, 10:58 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.