Triple
T2451231
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lyman Spitzer Jr. |
E53707
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasWritten |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Diffuse Matter in Space
Diffuse Matter in Space is a seminal astrophysics book by Lyman Spitzer Jr. that systematically explores the physical properties and behavior of the interstellar medium.
|
E267596
|
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: Diffuse Matter in Space | Statement: [Lyman Spitzer Jr., hasWritten, Diffuse Matter in Space]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diffuse Matter in Space Context triple: [Lyman Spitzer Jr., hasWritten, Diffuse Matter in Space]
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A.
The Motion of Stars
The Motion of Stars is a 1910 silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith that explores astronomical themes through early cinematic techniques.
-
B.
The Currents of Space
The Currents of Space is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, exploring political intrigue, planetary exploitation, and social stratification on a distant world.
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C.
The Expanding Universe
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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D.
Tolman surface brightness test
The Tolman surface brightness test is an observational cosmology method that checks whether the universe is expanding by examining how the surface brightness of distant galaxies diminishes with redshift.
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E.
Cosmic Rays (book)
Cosmic Rays is a seminal 1964 monograph by physicist Bruno Rossi that systematically presents the experimental study and fundamental physics of high-energy particles from outer space.
- 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: Diffuse Matter in Space Triple: [Lyman Spitzer Jr., hasWritten, Diffuse Matter in Space]
Generated description
Diffuse Matter in Space is a seminal astrophysics book by Lyman Spitzer Jr. that systematically explores the physical properties and behavior of the interstellar medium.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diffuse Matter in Space Target entity description: Diffuse Matter in Space is a seminal astrophysics book by Lyman Spitzer Jr. that systematically explores the physical properties and behavior of the interstellar medium.
-
A.
The Motion of Stars
The Motion of Stars is a 1910 silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith that explores astronomical themes through early cinematic techniques.
-
B.
The Currents of Space
The Currents of Space is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, exploring political intrigue, planetary exploitation, and social stratification on a distant world.
-
C.
The Expanding Universe
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
-
D.
Tolman surface brightness test
The Tolman surface brightness test is an observational cosmology method that checks whether the universe is expanding by examining how the surface brightness of distant galaxies diminishes with redshift.
-
E.
Cosmic Rays (book)
Cosmic Rays is a seminal 1964 monograph by physicist Bruno Rossi that systematically presents the experimental study and fundamental physics of high-energy particles from outer space.
- 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_69ab495d227c8190b26ae6548eeb1019 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd0f402b48190b871b2475983af7e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aef0c2a7b08190beb27f6a83208e5c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aef5de0e4c8190af460b7e2fb2a5eb |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aef68a6a18819097876fea0120103b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:43 p.m.