Triple
T21088149
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fulkerson Prize |
E519557
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Delbert Ray Fulkerson
Delbert Ray Fulkerson was an American mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to combinatorial optimization and graph theory.
|
E1466545
|
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: Delbert Ray Fulkerson | Statement: [Fulkerson Prize, namedAfter, Delbert Ray Fulkerson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delbert Ray Fulkerson Context triple: [Fulkerson Prize, namedAfter, Delbert Ray Fulkerson]
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A.
F. M. Fulkerson
F. M. Fulkerson is a central figure in William Dean Howells’s novel "A Hazard of New Fortunes," known as the energetic, entrepreneurial promoter who helps launch the magazine around which much of the story revolves.
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B.
Ralph E. Gomory
Ralph E. Gomory is an American mathematician and former IBM research executive known for his pioneering work in integer programming and for leadership in industrial research and science policy.
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C.
Joseph B. Kruskal
Joseph B. Kruskal was an American mathematician and statistician known for Kruskal's algorithm in graph theory, multidimensional scaling, and contributions to nonparametric statistics.
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D.
Jack Edmonds
Jack Edmonds is a pioneering Canadian mathematician and computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in combinatorial optimization and polyhedral theory, including the development of efficient algorithms for matching and matroid intersection.
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E.
John Kruskal
John Kruskal was an American mathematician and computer scientist best known for Kruskal's algorithm in graph theory and for foundational work in combinatorics and statistics.
- 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: Delbert Ray Fulkerson Triple: [Fulkerson Prize, namedAfter, Delbert Ray Fulkerson]
Generated description
Delbert Ray Fulkerson was an American mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to combinatorial optimization and graph theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delbert Ray Fulkerson Target entity description: Delbert Ray Fulkerson was an American mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to combinatorial optimization and graph theory.
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A.
F. M. Fulkerson
F. M. Fulkerson is a central figure in William Dean Howells’s novel "A Hazard of New Fortunes," known as the energetic, entrepreneurial promoter who helps launch the magazine around which much of the story revolves.
-
B.
Ralph E. Gomory
Ralph E. Gomory is an American mathematician and former IBM research executive known for his pioneering work in integer programming and for leadership in industrial research and science policy.
-
C.
Joseph B. Kruskal
Joseph B. Kruskal was an American mathematician and statistician known for Kruskal's algorithm in graph theory, multidimensional scaling, and contributions to nonparametric statistics.
-
D.
Jack Edmonds
Jack Edmonds is a pioneering Canadian mathematician and computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in combinatorial optimization and polyhedral theory, including the development of efficient algorithms for matching and matroid intersection.
-
E.
John Kruskal
John Kruskal was an American mathematician and computer scientist best known for Kruskal's algorithm in graph theory and for foundational work in combinatorics and statistics.
- 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_69e0b507dd9081908fb8bfcbef4c8b46 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e7094cebe08190bb10f51a45c244ec |
completed | April 21, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a095a560a508190b4e69a73e6302836 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a095c58689481909fb5ab261870e7e6 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a095d21b59881909898c9581fc21ba7 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:50 p.m.