Triple
T2314448
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Oswald Veblen |
E51030
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralStudent |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. H. C. Whitehead
J. H. C. Whitehead was a British mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to algebraic topology, particularly homotopy theory and CW-complexes.
|
E255572
|
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: J. H. C. Whitehead | Statement: [Oswald Veblen, doctoralStudent, J. H. C. Whitehead]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. H. C. Whitehead Context triple: [Oswald Veblen, doctoralStudent, J. H. C. Whitehead]
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A.
W. W. Hodkinson
W. W. Hodkinson was an early American film industry pioneer known as the “Father of Film Distribution” for creating the first nationwide movie distribution system and helping establish Paramount Pictures.
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B.
H. A. Prichard
H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.
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C.
Seybourn H. Lynne
Seybourn H. Lynne was a United States federal judge known for his role in significant civil rights-era cases, including those challenging racial segregation.
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D.
Arthur Whitten Brown
Arthur Whitten Brown was a British aviator best known as the navigator on the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 alongside pilot John Alcock.
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E.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
- 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: J. H. C. Whitehead Triple: [Oswald Veblen, doctoralStudent, J. H. C. Whitehead]
Generated description
J. H. C. Whitehead was a British mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to algebraic topology, particularly homotopy theory and CW-complexes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. H. C. Whitehead Target entity description: J. H. C. Whitehead was a British mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to algebraic topology, particularly homotopy theory and CW-complexes.
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A.
W. W. Hodkinson
W. W. Hodkinson was an early American film industry pioneer known as the “Father of Film Distribution” for creating the first nationwide movie distribution system and helping establish Paramount Pictures.
-
B.
H. A. Prichard
H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.
-
C.
Seybourn H. Lynne
Seybourn H. Lynne was a United States federal judge known for his role in significant civil rights-era cases, including those challenging racial segregation.
-
D.
Arthur Whitten Brown
Arthur Whitten Brown was a British aviator best known as the navigator on the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 alongside pilot John Alcock.
-
E.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
- 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_69a88b074b908190ae983dbca7757d88 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc61d41f88190983f8947667b4c7a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:30 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae895f5420819087b403e9772dce9a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae8af65eb88190b17d74e7411967cc |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae8ba02cec8190917c0e17d3fedb0e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.