Triple

T26934
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Claude Shannon E539 entity
Predicate doctoralThesisTitle P1860 FINISHED
Object A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits
A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1937 master’s thesis that founded modern digital circuit design by applying Boolean algebra to relay and switching systems.
E3530 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits | Statement: [Claude Shannon, doctoralThesisTitle, A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits
Context triple: [Claude Shannon, doctoralThesisTitle, A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits]
  • A. IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory
    IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory was a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute of Radio Engineers that focused on theoretical and analytical aspects of electrical and electronic circuits.
  • B. A Mathematical Theory of Communication
    A Mathematical Theory of Communication is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1948 paper that founded information theory by rigorously defining concepts like information, entropy, and channel capacity.
  • C. Differential analyzer
    The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
  • D. Man-Computer Symbiosis
    Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
  • E. The Computer as a Communication Device
    "The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
  • 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: A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits
Triple: [Claude Shannon, doctoralThesisTitle, A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits]
Generated description
A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1937 master’s thesis that founded modern digital circuit design by applying Boolean algebra to relay and switching systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits
Target entity description: A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1937 master’s thesis that founded modern digital circuit design by applying Boolean algebra to relay and switching systems.
  • A. IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory
    IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory was a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute of Radio Engineers that focused on theoretical and analytical aspects of electrical and electronic circuits.
  • B. A Mathematical Theory of Communication
    A Mathematical Theory of Communication is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1948 paper that founded information theory by rigorously defining concepts like information, entropy, and channel capacity.
  • C. Differential analyzer
    The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
  • D. Man-Computer Symbiosis
    Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
  • E. The Computer as a Communication Device
    "The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: doctoralThesisTitle
Context triple: [Claude Shannon, doctoralThesisTitle, A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits]
  • A. title
    Indicates that one entity serves as the formal name or designation of another entity.
  • B. longTitle
    Indicates that an entity has an extended or full-length title associated with it.
  • C. conferenceTitles
    Indicates a relationship where one entity (such as a conference event or series) is associated with the titles under which it is or has been held.
  • D. academicDegree
    Indicates that an entity holds or has been awarded a specific academic degree.
  • E. academicAdvisor
    Indicates that one entity serves as the academic advisor, providing formal guidance and oversight on academic matters, to another entity.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a243b4ac2c8190b93c303df797b7b2 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a247798a348190bb943d38300ae3ef completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a24e5b531481909078feeee5cf26e2 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2506ad2ac8190b5a61c3fb3890d47 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a25147eccc8190b6151a03b064d31c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a24658749881909117b007ec3d8633 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a24778b73c81908e9f2eb8cdbcef73 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 a.m.