Triple

T1576067
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward Condon E33653 entity
Predicate coAuthorWith P398 FINISHED
Object G. H. Shortley
G. H. Shortley was a physicist best known for coauthoring the influential quantum mechanics textbook "The Theory of Atomic Spectra" with Edward Condon.
E231899 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: G. H. Shortley | Statement: [Edward Condon, coAuthorWith, G. H. Shortley]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. H. Shortley
Context triple: [Edward Condon, coAuthorWith, G. H. Shortley]
  • A. Alfred Morton Githens
    Alfred Morton Githens was an American architect known for his influential designs of major public libraries and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.
  • B. Edgar A. Newell
    Edgar A. Newell was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for building the Newell Company into a major consumer goods manufacturer that later became Newell Brands.
  • C. D. E. Hughes
    D. E. Hughes was a 19th-century British inventor and physicist best known for pioneering work in telegraphy and the development of the carbon microphone, which greatly advanced early telephony.
  • D. Victor A. Crutchley
    Victor A. Crutchley was a British Royal Navy admiral and Victoria Cross recipient who served with distinction in both World Wars.
  • E. Charles Alton Ellis
    Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
  • 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: G. H. Shortley
Triple: [Edward Condon, coAuthorWith, G. H. Shortley]
Generated description
G. H. Shortley was a physicist best known for coauthoring the influential quantum mechanics textbook "The Theory of Atomic Spectra" with Edward Condon.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. H. Shortley
Target entity description: G. H. Shortley was a physicist best known for coauthoring the influential quantum mechanics textbook "The Theory of Atomic Spectra" with Edward Condon.
  • A. Alfred Morton Githens
    Alfred Morton Githens was an American architect known for his influential designs of major public libraries and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.
  • B. Edgar A. Newell
    Edgar A. Newell was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for building the Newell Company into a major consumer goods manufacturer that later became Newell Brands.
  • C. D. E. Hughes
    D. E. Hughes was a 19th-century British inventor and physicist best known for pioneering work in telegraphy and the development of the carbon microphone, which greatly advanced early telephony.
  • D. Victor A. Crutchley
    Victor A. Crutchley was a British Royal Navy admiral and Victoria Cross recipient who served with distinction in both World Wars.
  • E. Charles Alton Ellis
    Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
  • 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_69a885f27a4c8190a4622252cdf54c00 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a908d2cffc819090f3d5cbebae3307 completed March 5, 2026, 4:38 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae26e37de88190b817c24323951ea8 completed March 9, 2026, 1:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae296103a88190b1b91e74fb1f6faa completed March 9, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae29d35ccc8190b693839ac8785740 completed March 9, 2026, 2 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.