Triple

T22067513
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject August Wilhelm von Hofmann E545313 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Hofmann voltameter — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Hofmann voltameter | Statement: [August Wilhelm von Hofmann, knownFor, Hofmann voltameter]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hofmann voltameter
Context triple: [August Wilhelm von Hofmann, knownFor, Hofmann voltameter]
  • A. Bunsen cell
    The Bunsen cell is a 19th-century zinc–carbon electrochemical cell that provided a relatively powerful and inexpensive source of direct current for early laboratory and industrial applications.
  • B. Voltaic pile
    The Voltaic pile is the first chemical battery, invented by Alessandro Volta, which provided a continuous and reliable source of electric current and laid the foundation for modern electrochemistry and electrical engineering.
  • C. Nernst–Lamp
    The Nernst–Lamp is an early type of electric lamp that used a heated ceramic rod as a light-emitting element and played a significant role in the development of incandescent lighting technology.
  • D. Leyden jar
    The Leyden jar is an early form of capacitor that stores static electric charge on metal foil layers separated by an insulating glass container.
  • E. Bridgman anvil cell
    The Bridgman anvil cell is a high-pressure device that uses opposed anvils to compress small samples to extreme pressures for experimental research in physics and materials science.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hofmann voltameter
Target entity description: The Hofmann voltameter is a classic laboratory apparatus used to demonstrate and measure the electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen gases.
  • A. Bunsen cell
    The Bunsen cell is a 19th-century zinc–carbon electrochemical cell that provided a relatively powerful and inexpensive source of direct current for early laboratory and industrial applications.
  • B. Voltaic pile
    The Voltaic pile is the first chemical battery, invented by Alessandro Volta, which provided a continuous and reliable source of electric current and laid the foundation for modern electrochemistry and electrical engineering.
  • C. Nernst–Lamp
    The Nernst–Lamp is an early type of electric lamp that used a heated ceramic rod as a light-emitting element and played a significant role in the development of incandescent lighting technology.
  • D. Leyden jar
    The Leyden jar is an early form of capacitor that stores static electric charge on metal foil layers separated by an insulating glass container.
  • E. Bridgman anvil cell
    The Bridgman anvil cell is a high-pressure device that uses opposed anvils to compress small samples to extreme pressures for experimental research in physics and materials science.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69e11e344dfc81909b1d88a7221329c7 completed April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f12884937c819095d3af69123fa2cb completed April 28, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:27 p.m.