Triple

T210702
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fluid Dynamics Prize E4710 entity
Predicate hasRecipient P108 FINISHED
Object William R. Sears
William R. Sears was an influential American aerodynamicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to theoretical aerodynamics and aircraft design.
E27440 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: William R. Sears | Statement: [Fluid Dynamics Prize, hasRecipient, William R. Sears]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William R. Sears
Context triple: [Fluid Dynamics Prize, hasRecipient, William R. Sears]
  • A. Harold T. Shapiro
    Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
  • B. Edward Samuel Rogers Jr.
    Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. was a prominent Canadian businessman and media executive who led Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications and media companies.
  • C. George Palmer Putnam
    George Palmer Putnam was a prominent 19th-century American publisher and bookseller who played a key role in shaping the U.S. literary and cultural landscape.
  • D. Philip Handler
    Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
  • E. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • 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: William R. Sears
Triple: [Fluid Dynamics Prize, hasRecipient, William R. Sears]
Generated description
William R. Sears was an influential American aerodynamicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to theoretical aerodynamics and aircraft design.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William R. Sears
Target entity description: William R. Sears was an influential American aerodynamicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to theoretical aerodynamics and aircraft design.
  • A. Harold T. Shapiro
    Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
  • B. Edward Samuel Rogers Jr.
    Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. was a prominent Canadian businessman and media executive who led Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications and media companies.
  • C. George Palmer Putnam
    George Palmer Putnam was a prominent 19th-century American publisher and bookseller who played a key role in shaping the U.S. literary and cultural landscape.
  • D. Philip Handler
    Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
  • E. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • 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_69a2575cb1dc8190a01ad332426dc339 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25c2ead8481909996042efcae5e9d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a33e3dc3008190a021d1b18438b773 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 7:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a33e9b9db0819087e95e2734807ce1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 7:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a33ef2d5208190ba605b270f7ce5df completed Feb. 28, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:52 a.m.