Triple

T20200856
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Acta Materialia Gold Medal E493212 entity
Predicate hasAwarded P2391 FINISHED
Object Robert W. Cahn
Robert W. Cahn was a prominent British materials scientist and metallurgist known for his influential research, leadership in the field, and contributions to the understanding of the structure and properties of materials.
E1541167 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: Robert W. Cahn | Statement: [Acta Materialia Gold Medal, hasAwarded, Robert W. Cahn]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. Cahn
Context triple: [Acta Materialia Gold Medal, hasAwarded, Robert W. Cahn]
  • A. Robert N. Davoren
    Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
  • B. Donald F. Hornig
    Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • C. Robert B. Hauser
    Robert B. Hauser is a cinematographer best known for his work on the film "Gideon's Trumpet."
  • D. Robert M. Beren
    Robert M. Beren is an American businessman and philanthropist known for his significant support of Jewish and educational institutions.
  • E. Paul A. Suttell
    Paul A. Suttell is an American jurist who serves as the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
  • 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: Robert W. Cahn
Triple: [Acta Materialia Gold Medal, hasAwarded, Robert W. Cahn]
Generated description
Robert W. Cahn was a prominent British materials scientist and metallurgist known for his influential research, leadership in the field, and contributions to the understanding of the structure and properties of materials.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. Cahn
Target entity description: Robert W. Cahn was a prominent British materials scientist and metallurgist known for his influential research, leadership in the field, and contributions to the understanding of the structure and properties of materials.
  • A. Robert N. Davoren
    Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
  • B. Donald F. Hornig
    Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • C. Robert B. Hauser
    Robert B. Hauser is a cinematographer best known for his work on the film "Gideon's Trumpet."
  • D. Robert M. Beren
    Robert M. Beren is an American businessman and philanthropist known for his significant support of Jewish and educational institutions.
  • E. Paul A. Suttell
    Paul A. Suttell is an American jurist who serves as the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
  • 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_69da6269614c8190bb40475d9d477358 completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e66d8d01648190b1b3a6e03f0258d8 completed April 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b1dbd34e88190a0416e29251a3311 completed May 18, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b1e511d548190934ed8e1df7441de completed May 18, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b1f1e599481908a91e86f58402522 completed May 18, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:37 p.m.