Triple
T16991967
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Branko Grünbaum |
E412213
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
G. C. Shephard
G. C. Shephard was a British mathematician known for his influential work in geometry, particularly convex and discrete geometry, and for coauthoring important texts in the field.
|
E1244436
|
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. C. Shephard | Statement: [Branko Grünbaum, coAuthor, G. C. Shephard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. C. Shephard Context triple: [Branko Grünbaum, coAuthor, G. C. Shephard]
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A.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
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B.
Ray W. Bliss
Ray W. Bliss was a prominent American physician and U.S. Army medical officer whose service and leadership in military medicine led to a major Army health center being named in his honor.
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C.
Martin Graham
Martin Graham is an author known for co-writing academic or technical works alongside Howard W. Johnson.
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D.
Walter Murray Wonham
Walter Murray Wonham is a prominent control theorist known for his foundational contributions to geometric control theory and the theory of supervisory control of discrete-event systems.
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E.
Kenneth Falconer
Kenneth Falconer was a pseudonym used by American science fiction writer Cyril M. Kornbluth.
- 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. C. Shephard Triple: [Branko Grünbaum, coAuthor, G. C. Shephard]
Generated description
G. C. Shephard was a British mathematician known for his influential work in geometry, particularly convex and discrete geometry, and for coauthoring important texts in the field.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. C. Shephard Target entity description: G. C. Shephard was a British mathematician known for his influential work in geometry, particularly convex and discrete geometry, and for coauthoring important texts in the field.
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A.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
-
B.
Ray W. Bliss
Ray W. Bliss was a prominent American physician and U.S. Army medical officer whose service and leadership in military medicine led to a major Army health center being named in his honor.
-
C.
Martin Graham
Martin Graham is an author known for co-writing academic or technical works alongside Howard W. Johnson.
-
D.
Walter Murray Wonham
Walter Murray Wonham is a prominent control theorist known for his foundational contributions to geometric control theory and the theory of supervisory control of discrete-event systems.
-
E.
Kenneth Falconer
Kenneth Falconer was a pseudonym used by American science fiction writer Cyril M. Kornbluth.
- 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_69d886cb581c8190ab05f4b429c9cd85 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d283d2388190a78bf8d179e83fdc |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00dc14d5688190945f7ae72f724922 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0114d5aeb0819086f1a5d279ac0d0f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0115c583608190bf07ac205399f253 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:32 a.m.