Triple

T18628611
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lectures on Quaternions E455350 entity
Predicate hasNotation P4882 FINISHED
Object Hamiltonian quaternion notation
Hamiltonian quaternion notation is the classical symbolic system introduced by William Rowan Hamilton to represent quaternions using a scalar part and three imaginary units i, j, k with specific multiplication rules.
E1335247 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: Hamiltonian quaternion notation | Statement: [Lectures on Quaternions, hasNotation, Hamiltonian quaternion notation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hamiltonian quaternion notation
Context triple: [Lectures on Quaternions, hasNotation, Hamiltonian quaternion notation]
  • A. Hurwitz quaternions
    Hurwitz quaternions are a specific lattice of quaternions with integer and half-integer components that form a maximal order in the quaternion algebra and provide a natural algebraic framework for understanding representations of integers as sums of four squares.
  • B. Pauli matrices
    Pauli matrices are a set of three 2×2 complex Hermitian and unitary matrices that form a basis for the Lie algebra su(2) and are fundamental in describing spin-½ particles in quantum mechanics.
  • C. Hamiltonian (time translation generator)
    The Hamiltonian (time translation generator) is the operator in relativistic quantum theory that generates time evolution of physical states as part of the Poincaré symmetry algebra.
  • D. Dirac notation
    Dirac notation is a mathematical formalism in quantum mechanics that uses bra–ket symbols to concisely represent quantum states and their inner products.
  • E. Hamiltonian
    The Hamiltonian is a function in classical and quantum mechanics that typically represents the total energy of a system and governs its time evolution.
  • 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: Hamiltonian quaternion notation
Triple: [Lectures on Quaternions, hasNotation, Hamiltonian quaternion notation]
Generated description
Hamiltonian quaternion notation is the classical symbolic system introduced by William Rowan Hamilton to represent quaternions using a scalar part and three imaginary units i, j, k with specific multiplication rules.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hamiltonian quaternion notation
Target entity description: Hamiltonian quaternion notation is the classical symbolic system introduced by William Rowan Hamilton to represent quaternions using a scalar part and three imaginary units i, j, k with specific multiplication rules.
  • A. Hurwitz quaternions
    Hurwitz quaternions are a specific lattice of quaternions with integer and half-integer components that form a maximal order in the quaternion algebra and provide a natural algebraic framework for understanding representations of integers as sums of four squares.
  • B. Pauli matrices
    Pauli matrices are a set of three 2×2 complex Hermitian and unitary matrices that form a basis for the Lie algebra su(2) and are fundamental in describing spin-½ particles in quantum mechanics.
  • C. Hamiltonian (time translation generator)
    The Hamiltonian (time translation generator) is the operator in relativistic quantum theory that generates time evolution of physical states as part of the Poincaré symmetry algebra.
  • D. Dirac notation
    Dirac notation is a mathematical formalism in quantum mechanics that uses bra–ket symbols to concisely represent quantum states and their inner products.
  • E. Hamiltonian
    The Hamiltonian is a function in classical and quantum mechanics that typically represents the total energy of a system and governs its time evolution.
  • 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_69d8d38cc7948190a55ea64e5638994e completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e54f063a1c819087e544c64f5cf80f completed April 19, 2026, 9:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a050d7c9efc81908271db9d7876ee58 completed May 13, 2026, 11:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0511eee8148190b6185f79e030b415 completed May 14, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0512a339f0819087ec66c4b1c8716c completed May 14, 2026, 12:09 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:46 a.m.