Triple

T16754979
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Karl Guthe Jansky E407184 entity
Predicate honouredIn P4717 FINISHED
Object Jansky (unit)
The jansky (symbol Jy) is a non-SI unit of spectral flux density commonly used in radio astronomy to quantify the strength of astronomical radio sources.
E1231867 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: Jansky (unit) | Statement: [Karl Guthe Jansky, honouredIn, Jansky (unit)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jansky (unit)
Context triple: [Karl Guthe Jansky, honouredIn, Jansky (unit)]
  • A. Fermi (unit)
    The fermi is a unit of length equal to one femtometer (10⁻¹⁵ meter), commonly used in nuclear and particle physics to express sizes of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
  • B. Debye unit
    The Debye unit is a non-SI measure of electric dipole moment commonly used in molecular physics and physical chemistry to quantify the polarity of molecules.
  • C. Megahertz
    Megahertz is a hip-hop music producer known for crafting hard-hitting, sample-driven beats for various underground and mainstream rap artists.
  • D. Joule
    Joule is the SI unit of energy, named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule for his work on the mechanical equivalent of heat.
  • E. Pogson magnitude scale
    The Pogson magnitude scale is a logarithmic system in astronomy that quantifies the brightness of celestial objects, defining a fixed ratio in brightness between successive magnitudes.
  • 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: Jansky (unit)
Triple: [Karl Guthe Jansky, honouredIn, Jansky (unit)]
Generated description
The jansky (symbol Jy) is a non-SI unit of spectral flux density commonly used in radio astronomy to quantify the strength of astronomical radio sources.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jansky (unit)
Target entity description: The jansky (symbol Jy) is a non-SI unit of spectral flux density commonly used in radio astronomy to quantify the strength of astronomical radio sources.
  • A. Fermi (unit)
    The fermi is a unit of length equal to one femtometer (10⁻¹⁵ meter), commonly used in nuclear and particle physics to express sizes of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
  • B. Debye unit
    The Debye unit is a non-SI measure of electric dipole moment commonly used in molecular physics and physical chemistry to quantify the polarity of molecules.
  • C. Megahertz
    Megahertz is a hip-hop music producer known for crafting hard-hitting, sample-driven beats for various underground and mainstream rap artists.
  • D. Joule
    Joule is the SI unit of energy, named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule for his work on the mechanical equivalent of heat.
  • E. Pogson magnitude scale
    The Pogson magnitude scale is a logarithmic system in astronomy that quantifies the brightness of celestial objects, defining a fixed ratio in brightness between successive magnitudes.
  • 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_69d8839174188190909f190097207065 completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3abe6b68c8190a5e2a11973f01b8e completed April 18, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00a525e57881908e9e9453e6d6eb73 completed May 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00a5b3ce848190a73f06d9708bfc85 completed May 10, 2026, 3:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00a6734d008190bb0a5aa28826e73a completed May 10, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:21 a.m.