Triple

T1807148
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Claudius Ptolemaeus E40246 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Optics
Optics is an influential ancient treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically explores the behavior of light, including reflection, refraction, and visual perception.
E200663 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: Optics | Statement: [Claudius Ptolemaeus, notableWork, Optics]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Optics
Context triple: [Claudius Ptolemaeus, notableWork, Optics]
  • A. Newtonian optics
    Newtonian optics is the branch of physics developed by Isaac Newton that explains light primarily as a stream of particles to account for reflection, refraction, and color phenomena.
  • B. Fourier optics
    Fourier optics is a branch of optics that uses Fourier transform methods to analyze and design optical systems, particularly the propagation and diffraction of light waves.
  • C. Applied Optics
    Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on research in optics, photonics, and related applied technologies.
  • D. Optics Letters
    Optics Letters is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of short, high-impact research papers in all areas of optics and photonics.
  • E. Principles of Optics
    Principles of Optics is a seminal textbook that rigorously develops the theory of electromagnetic waves and optical phenomena, profoundly shaping modern physical optics.
  • 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: Optics
Triple: [Claudius Ptolemaeus, notableWork, Optics]
Generated description
Optics is an influential ancient treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically explores the behavior of light, including reflection, refraction, and visual perception.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Optics
Target entity description: Optics is an influential ancient treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically explores the behavior of light, including reflection, refraction, and visual perception.
  • A. Newtonian optics
    Newtonian optics is the branch of physics developed by Isaac Newton that explains light primarily as a stream of particles to account for reflection, refraction, and color phenomena.
  • B. Fourier optics
    Fourier optics is a branch of optics that uses Fourier transform methods to analyze and design optical systems, particularly the propagation and diffraction of light waves.
  • C. Applied Optics
    Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on research in optics, photonics, and related applied technologies.
  • D. Optics Letters
    Optics Letters is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of short, high-impact research papers in all areas of optics and photonics.
  • E. Principles of Optics
    Principles of Optics is a seminal textbook that rigorously develops the theory of electromagnetic waves and optical phenomena, profoundly shaping modern physical optics.
  • 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_69a88643a3388190a612f2ebe1fb29e7 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa6598bd388190b5aa69b972cc8f0a completed March 6, 2026, 5:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adb5e137bc81908294dd6b67789526 completed March 8, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adb69d10188190b78bece656249ecd completed March 8, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adb8c122e881908f0640edc5aaf305 completed March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.