Triple
T18785948
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Irving Langmuir |
E459375
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Langmuir waves |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Langmuir waves | Statement: [Irving Langmuir, knownFor, Langmuir waves]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Langmuir waves Context triple: [Irving Langmuir, knownFor, Langmuir waves]
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A.
Alfvén waves
Alfvén waves are magnetohydrodynamic oscillations in a plasma where magnetic tension acts as the restoring force, fundamental to understanding space and astrophysical plasmas.
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B.
Langmuir circulation
Langmuir circulation is a wind-driven pattern of shallow, counter-rotating vortices in the upper ocean that organizes floating material into parallel streaks on the water surface.
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C.
Geneva waves
Geneva waves are a decorative striped finishing pattern commonly applied to high-end watch movements, especially on bridges and rotors, to enhance aesthetics and signal fine craftsmanship.
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D.
Commission H – Waves in Plasmas
Commission H – Waves in Plasmas is a specialized body within the International Union of Radio Science that focuses on the study and advancement of wave phenomena in plasmas and related space and laboratory environments.
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E.
Jeans instability
Jeans instability is a gravitational phenomenon in astrophysics where regions within a gas cloud become unstable and collapse under their own gravity, leading to the formation of structures like stars and galaxies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Langmuir waves Target entity description: Langmuir waves are high-frequency oscillations of electrons in a plasma, driven by electrostatic restoring forces and fundamental to plasma physics and space science.
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A.
Alfvén waves
Alfvén waves are magnetohydrodynamic oscillations in a plasma where magnetic tension acts as the restoring force, fundamental to understanding space and astrophysical plasmas.
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B.
Langmuir circulation
Langmuir circulation is a wind-driven pattern of shallow, counter-rotating vortices in the upper ocean that organizes floating material into parallel streaks on the water surface.
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C.
Geneva waves
Geneva waves are a decorative striped finishing pattern commonly applied to high-end watch movements, especially on bridges and rotors, to enhance aesthetics and signal fine craftsmanship.
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D.
Commission H – Waves in Plasmas
Commission H – Waves in Plasmas is a specialized body within the International Union of Radio Science that focuses on the study and advancement of wave phenomena in plasmas and related space and laboratory environments.
-
E.
Jeans instability
Jeans instability is a gravitational phenomenon in astrophysics where regions within a gas cloud become unstable and collapse under their own gravity, leading to the formation of structures like stars and galaxies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8d396f54c8190ba49db31e8743842 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5978154ac819096356d2a488b45f0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.