Triple
T1780521
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Karl Menger |
E39278
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableConcept |
P201
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Menger sponge |
E199890
|
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: Menger sponge | Statement: [Karl Menger, notableConcept, Menger sponge]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Menger sponge Context triple: [Karl Menger, notableConcept, Menger sponge]
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A.
Menger sponge
chosen
The Menger sponge is a classic three-dimensional fractal object characterized by infinite surface area and zero volume, constructed by recursively removing cubes from a larger cube.
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B.
Steinmetz solid
The Steinmetz solid is a three-dimensional geometric shape formed by the intersection of two or more cylinders at right angles, often studied in calculus and solid geometry for its interesting volume and symmetry properties.
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C.
Cantor set
The Cantor set is a classic fractal subset of the real line formed by repeatedly removing the open middle third of intervals, notable for being uncountable, perfect, nowhere dense, and having zero Lebesgue measure.
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D.
Menger
Menger is a surname most notably associated with Austrian mathematician Karl Menger, known for his work in topology, dimension theory, and the foundations of geometry.
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E.
Cone
Cone is a surname most notably associated with David Cone, a former Major League Baseball pitcher and five-time World Series champion.
- 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_69a88630519c8190a17addd83c4a3ef4 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa64e22d6881909ba6ec120b320918 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5cbefec8190940cf2a4f692394e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.