Triple
T2176940
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Erwin Schrödinger |
E48550
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Schrödinger's cat
Schrödinger's cat is a famous thought experiment in quantum mechanics that illustrates the paradox of quantum superposition by imagining a cat that is simultaneously alive and dead until observed.
|
E98263
|
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: Schrödinger's cat | Statement: [Erwin Schrödinger, notableWork, Schrödinger's cat]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schrödinger's cat Context triple: [Erwin Schrödinger, notableWork, Schrödinger's cat]
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A.
Maxwell's demon thought experiment
Maxwell's demon thought experiment is a famous conceptual scenario in thermodynamics that imagines an intelligent being seemingly violating the second law by sorting fast and slow gas molecules without expending energy.
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B.
Chinese Room
The Chinese Room is an ornate, historically themed observation lounge located near the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower, known for its carved woodwork and panoramic city views.
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C.
Wigner’s friend thought experiment
Wigner’s friend thought experiment is a foundational quantum mechanics scenario that explores the role of observers and consciousness in measurement by considering how different observers can assign conflicting quantum states to the same system.
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D.
Laplace’s demon
Laplace’s demon is a hypothetical intellect in classical determinism that, knowing all forces and positions of particles at one time, could predict the entire future and reconstruct the entire past of the universe.
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E.
Barber paradox
The Barber paradox is a self-referential logical puzzle about a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves, illustrating a contradiction similar to Russell’s paradox.
- 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: Schrödinger's cat Triple: [Erwin Schrödinger, notableWork, Schrödinger's cat]
Generated description
Schrödinger's cat is a famous thought experiment in quantum mechanics that illustrates the paradox of quantum superposition by imagining a cat that is simultaneously alive and dead until observed.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schrödinger's cat Target entity description: Schrödinger's cat is a famous thought experiment in quantum mechanics that illustrates the paradox of quantum superposition by imagining a cat that is simultaneously alive and dead until observed.
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A.
Maxwell's demon thought experiment
Maxwell's demon thought experiment is a famous conceptual scenario in thermodynamics that imagines an intelligent being seemingly violating the second law by sorting fast and slow gas molecules without expending energy.
-
B.
Chinese Room
The Chinese Room is an ornate, historically themed observation lounge located near the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower, known for its carved woodwork and panoramic city views.
-
C.
Wigner’s friend thought experiment
chosen
Wigner’s friend thought experiment is a foundational quantum mechanics scenario that explores the role of observers and consciousness in measurement by considering how different observers can assign conflicting quantum states to the same system.
-
D.
Laplace’s demon
Laplace’s demon is a hypothetical intellect in classical determinism that, knowing all forces and positions of particles at one time, could predict the entire future and reconstruct the entire past of the universe.
-
E.
Barber paradox
The Barber paradox is a self-referential logical puzzle about a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves, illustrating a contradiction similar to Russell’s paradox.
- F. None of above.
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_69a88aa3faa48190995b233af6525815 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbeecdbc881909982a58568f0b1ed |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5da14e3881909f0beda339599938 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5e5f023081909cd046b5850f8026 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5ef99018819083a778378ea493e8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.