Triple
T1463337
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lorentz contraction |
E31562
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalOrigin |
P1823
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lorentz ether theory |
E100243
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Lorentz ether theory | Statement: [Lorentz contraction, historicalOrigin, Lorentz ether theory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lorentz ether theory Context triple: [Lorentz contraction, historicalOrigin, Lorentz ether theory]
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A.
Lorentz ether theory
chosen
Lorentz ether theory is a pre-relativistic physical theory that introduced length contraction and time dilation to explain electromagnetic phenomena in a stationary ether, forming a key precursor to Einstein’s special relativity.
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B.
Lorentz
Lorentz is a Dutch surname most famously associated with physicist Hendrik Lorentz, a pioneer of electromagnetic theory and relativity.
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C.
Galilean relativity
Galilean relativity is the classical principle of relativity stating that the laws of mechanics are the same in all inertial frames related by Galilean transformations, assuming absolute time and Euclidean space.
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D.
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
"On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the special theory of relativity, fundamentally redefining concepts of space, time, and motion in physics.
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E.
Minkowski space-time
Minkowski space-time is a four-dimensional geometric framework that unifies three-dimensional space and time into a single continuum used to describe events and motion in special relativity.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.