Triple
T1930566
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willard F. Libby |
E40934
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating is a scientific method for determining the age of once-living materials by measuring the decay of the radioactive isotope carbon-14.
|
E217355
|
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: radiocarbon dating | Statement: [Willard F. Libby, knownFor, radiocarbon dating]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: radiocarbon dating Context triple: [Willard F. Libby, knownFor, radiocarbon dating]
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A.
International Chronostratigraphic Chart
The International Chronostratigraphic Chart is the globally recognized standard timeline used by geologists to define and correlate the divisions of Earth’s geological history.
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B.
4.2 kiloyear event
The 4.2 kiloyear event was a major global climatic downturn around 2200 BCE, marked by widespread aridification and cooling that is thought to have contributed to the collapse or transformation of several ancient civilizations.
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C.
8.2 kiloyear event
The 8.2 kiloyear event was a sudden, short-lived global cooling episode during the early Holocene, likely triggered by massive meltwater outbursts disrupting North Atlantic ocean circulation.
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D.
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man is an 1863 scientific work by Charles Lyell that marshals geological and fossil evidence to argue for the great age of humanity and to support evolutionary ideas.
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E.
Arlington Springs Man site
The Arlington Springs Man site is a significant Paleoindian archaeological locality on Santa Rosa Island in California, where some of the oldest known human remains in North America were discovered.
- 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: radiocarbon dating Triple: [Willard F. Libby, knownFor, radiocarbon dating]
Generated description
Radiocarbon dating is a scientific method for determining the age of once-living materials by measuring the decay of the radioactive isotope carbon-14.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: radiocarbon dating Target entity description: Radiocarbon dating is a scientific method for determining the age of once-living materials by measuring the decay of the radioactive isotope carbon-14.
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A.
International Chronostratigraphic Chart
The International Chronostratigraphic Chart is the globally recognized standard timeline used by geologists to define and correlate the divisions of Earth’s geological history.
-
B.
4.2 kiloyear event
The 4.2 kiloyear event was a major global climatic downturn around 2200 BCE, marked by widespread aridification and cooling that is thought to have contributed to the collapse or transformation of several ancient civilizations.
-
C.
8.2 kiloyear event
The 8.2 kiloyear event was a sudden, short-lived global cooling episode during the early Holocene, likely triggered by massive meltwater outbursts disrupting North Atlantic ocean circulation.
-
D.
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man is an 1863 scientific work by Charles Lyell that marshals geological and fossil evidence to argue for the great age of humanity and to support evolutionary ideas.
-
E.
Arlington Springs Man site
The Arlington Springs Man site is a significant Paleoindian archaeological locality on Santa Rosa Island in California, where some of the oldest known human remains in North America were discovered.
- 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_69a8864711648190b07bed24ed76258e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb296910481908c9668518c09fdb0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adf3ef29e0819081b37664224dee91 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adf598ee5c819081549042859e076f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adf6a6cc18819092a4e6535ce1376c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.