Triple
T209778
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lucasian Professor of Mathematics |
E4688
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasHolder |
P1911
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Cates
Michael Cates is a British physicist renowned for his work in soft condensed matter and statistical mechanics, and for holding one of the most prestigious mathematics chairs at the University of Cambridge.
|
E30500
|
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: Michael Cates | Statement: [Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, hasHolder, Michael Cates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Cates Context triple: [Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, hasHolder, Michael Cates]
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A.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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B.
Jared C. Nicholson
Jared C. Nicholson is an American politician and attorney who serves as the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.
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C.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
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D.
Donald Davies
Donald Davies was a British computer scientist who pioneered the concept of packet switching, a foundational technology for modern computer networks and the internet.
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E.
Richard Price
Richard Price was an 18th-century Welsh moral philosopher, dissenting minister, and political radical known for his influential writings on population, economics, and civil liberties.
- 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: Michael Cates Triple: [Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, hasHolder, Michael Cates]
Generated description
Michael Cates is a British physicist renowned for his work in soft condensed matter and statistical mechanics, and for holding one of the most prestigious mathematics chairs at the University of Cambridge.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Cates Target entity description: Michael Cates is a British physicist renowned for his work in soft condensed matter and statistical mechanics, and for holding one of the most prestigious mathematics chairs at the University of Cambridge.
-
A.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
B.
Jared C. Nicholson
Jared C. Nicholson is an American politician and attorney who serves as the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.
-
C.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
-
D.
Donald Davies
Donald Davies was a British computer scientist who pioneered the concept of packet switching, a foundational technology for modern computer networks and the internet.
-
E.
Richard Price
Richard Price was an 18th-century Welsh moral philosopher, dissenting minister, and political radical known for his influential writings on population, economics, and civil liberties.
- 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_69a25737567c81908f9c505300239181 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a260c178ac819085eb94ccaf64b780 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3672e822c8190be0d6c0714034ff7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a367bc6cb48190b5bc588db0833474 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3681d99a881908ea8d2632ba2aab1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:51 a.m.