Triple

T1753937
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Theodosius Dobzhansky E38508 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"
The aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" is a famous statement encapsulating the central role of evolutionary theory in understanding all biological phenomena.
E197030 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: aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" | Statement: [Theodosius Dobzhansky, knownFor, aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"
Context triple: [Theodosius Dobzhansky, knownFor, aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"]
  • A. Lamarckism
    Lamarckism is an early evolutionary theory proposing that organisms can pass on traits acquired during their lifetime to their offspring, emphasizing use and disuse of organs as drivers of change.
  • B. Darwinism
    Darwinism is the scientific theory of biological evolution by natural selection, explaining how species change over time through heritable variation and differential survival and reproduction.
  • C. Essays of a Biologist
    Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
  • D. The Causes of Evolution
    The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
  • E. Bergsonianism
    Bergsonianism is a philosophical movement based on Henri Bergson’s ideas about intuition, duration, and creative evolution, which significantly influenced thinkers such as Georges Sorel.
  • 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: aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"
Triple: [Theodosius Dobzhansky, knownFor, aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"]
Generated description
The aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" is a famous statement encapsulating the central role of evolutionary theory in understanding all biological phenomena.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"
Target entity description: The aphorism "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" is a famous statement encapsulating the central role of evolutionary theory in understanding all biological phenomena.
  • A. What Evolution Is
    What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
  • B. Lamarckism
    Lamarckism is an early evolutionary theory proposing that organisms can pass on traits acquired during their lifetime to their offspring, emphasizing use and disuse of organs as drivers of change.
  • C. Darwinism
    Darwinism is the scientific theory of biological evolution by natural selection, explaining how species change over time through heritable variation and differential survival and reproduction.
  • D. Essays of a Biologist
    Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
  • E. The Causes of Evolution
    The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
  • 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_69a8862bdb2081908aefe831c8aa8017 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa64169c508190a33074fb06e9c755 completed March 6, 2026, 5:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ada0e84c1c8190917edf14003cba81 completed March 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ada1a2fb9481909d9ed587921ca6b6 completed March 8, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ada4e28830819082ed7facee14587f completed March 8, 2026, 4:33 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.