Triple
T2296741
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edwin E. Salpeter |
E51632
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Geoffrey Burbidge
Geoffrey Burbidge was a British-American astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on stellar nucleosynthesis and the origin of the chemical elements in the universe.
|
E260586
|
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: Geoffrey Burbidge | Statement: [Edwin E. Salpeter, coAuthor, Geoffrey Burbidge]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geoffrey Burbidge Context triple: [Edwin E. Salpeter, coAuthor, Geoffrey Burbidge]
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A.
Edwin E. Salpeter
Edwin E. Salpeter was an influential Austrian–Australian astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on stellar nucleosynthesis and the initial mass function of stars.
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B.
William A. Fowler
William A. Fowler was an American nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the nuclear reactions that power stars and synthesize the chemical elements.
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C.
Fred Hoyle
Fred Hoyle was a British astronomer and cosmologist best known for his work on stellar nucleosynthesis and for coining the term "Big Bang," which he actually opposed as a theory.
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D.
Allan R. Sandage
Allan R. Sandage was a prominent American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the expansion rate of the universe, the cosmic distance scale, and the age of the cosmos.
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E.
Walter Baade
Walter Baade was a German astronomer whose work on variable stars and the structure of the Milky Way led to a major revision of the cosmic distance scale and our understanding of the universe’s size and age.
- 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: Geoffrey Burbidge Triple: [Edwin E. Salpeter, coAuthor, Geoffrey Burbidge]
Generated description
Geoffrey Burbidge was a British-American astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on stellar nucleosynthesis and the origin of the chemical elements in the universe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geoffrey Burbidge Target entity description: Geoffrey Burbidge was a British-American astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on stellar nucleosynthesis and the origin of the chemical elements in the universe.
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A.
Edwin E. Salpeter
Edwin E. Salpeter was an influential Austrian–Australian astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on stellar nucleosynthesis and the initial mass function of stars.
-
B.
William A. Fowler
William A. Fowler was an American nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the nuclear reactions that power stars and synthesize the chemical elements.
-
C.
Fred Hoyle
Fred Hoyle was a British astronomer and cosmologist best known for his work on stellar nucleosynthesis and for coining the term "Big Bang," which he actually opposed as a theory.
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D.
Allan R. Sandage
Allan R. Sandage was a prominent American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the expansion rate of the universe, the cosmic distance scale, and the age of the cosmos.
-
E.
Walter Baade
Walter Baade was a German astronomer whose work on variable stars and the structure of the Milky Way led to a major revision of the cosmic distance scale and our understanding of the universe’s size and age.
- 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_69a88b0a9f248190bcff941463d8f65a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc5ddf00081909acb47cbd9a5f20e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:29 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aea870018481908780ba79a0ddd5c7 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aea97aa5788190af3aa158978247af |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aea9e632348190bbd439b07d76a0df |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.