Triple

T235492
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Louis Agassiz E4499 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Essay on Classification
Essay on Classification is a foundational 19th-century work in natural history by Louis Agassiz that outlines his views on the philosophical and structural basis of biological classification.
E30137 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: Essay on Classification | Statement: [Louis Agassiz, notableWork, Essay on Classification]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essay on Classification
Context triple: [Louis Agassiz, notableWork, Essay on Classification]
  • A. Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
    "Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
  • B. The Mutability of Literature
    "The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
  • C. A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
    A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem is a influential methodological book by political scientist Gary King that introduces statistical techniques for inferring individual-level behavior from aggregate data.
  • D. Universal Decimal Classification
    Universal Decimal Classification is an international library classification system that organizes knowledge into a detailed, hierarchical numeric scheme used widely in libraries and information centers around the world.
  • E. Dewey Decimal Classification
    Dewey Decimal Classification is a widely used library classification system that organizes knowledge into ten main subject classes, each subdivided into more specific numeric categories.
  • 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: Essay on Classification
Triple: [Louis Agassiz, notableWork, Essay on Classification]
Generated description
Essay on Classification is a foundational 19th-century work in natural history by Louis Agassiz that outlines his views on the philosophical and structural basis of biological classification.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essay on Classification
Target entity description: Essay on Classification is a foundational 19th-century work in natural history by Louis Agassiz that outlines his views on the philosophical and structural basis of biological classification.
  • A. Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
    "Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
  • B. The Mutability of Literature
    "The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
  • C. A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
    A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem is a influential methodological book by political scientist Gary King that introduces statistical techniques for inferring individual-level behavior from aggregate data.
  • D. Universal Decimal Classification
    Universal Decimal Classification is an international library classification system that organizes knowledge into a detailed, hierarchical numeric scheme used widely in libraries and information centers around the world.
  • E. Dewey Decimal Classification
    Dewey Decimal Classification is a widely used library classification system that organizes knowledge into ten main subject classes, each subdivided into more specific numeric categories.
  • 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_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25ccab7648190be6e4f5febc1e313 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a36478ebcc8190b95419be9bc6bba3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3651d2b108190a81d8c3076f6e617 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3657903608190988a4c933bbc262c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.