Triple

T29498
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 1906 San Francisco earthquake E588 entity
Predicate studiedBy P1945 FINISHED
Object seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
Harry Fielding Reid was an American seismologist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory, which explains how energy is stored and released in earthquakes.
E2246 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: seismologist Harry Fielding Reid | Statement: [1906 San Francisco earthquake, studiedBy, seismologist Harry Fielding Reid]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
Context triple: [1906 San Francisco earthquake, studiedBy, seismologist Harry Fielding Reid]
  • A. William Barton Rogers
    William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
  • B. Charles Lyell
    Charles Lyell was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish geologist whose work on uniformitarianism and deep geological time profoundly shaped modern geology and influenced evolutionary thinkers.
  • C. Harold Hazen
    Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
  • D. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • E. Alfred Loomis
    Alfred Loomis was an American lawyer, financier, and physicist who played a pivotal role in organizing and funding U.S. scientific research during World War II, particularly in radar development.
  • 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: seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
Triple: [1906 San Francisco earthquake, studiedBy, seismologist Harry Fielding Reid]
Generated description
Harry Fielding Reid was an American seismologist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory, which explains how energy is stored and released in earthquakes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
Target entity description: Harry Fielding Reid was an American seismologist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory, which explains how energy is stored and released in earthquakes.
  • A. William Barton Rogers
    William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
  • B. Charles Lyell
    Charles Lyell was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish geologist whose work on uniformitarianism and deep geological time profoundly shaped modern geology and influenced evolutionary thinkers.
  • C. Harold Hazen
    Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
  • D. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • E. Alfred Loomis
    Alfred Loomis was an American lawyer, financier, and physicist who played a pivotal role in organizing and funding U.S. scientific research during World War II, particularly in radar development.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: studiedBy
Context triple: [1906 San Francisco earthquake, studiedBy, seismologist Harry Fielding Reid]
  • A. isStudiedIn
    Indicates that a subject (such as a topic, field, or phenomenon) is examined, researched, or learned about within a particular context, environment, or discipline.
  • B. hasStudents
    Indicates that an entity (such as a class, school, or teacher) is associated with one or more students.
  • C. associatedWithDiscipline
    Indicates that an entity has a relevant connection or involvement with a particular academic, professional, or thematic discipline.
  • D. hasResearchArea
    Indicates that an entity (such as a person, project, or organization) is associated with or focused on a particular field or area of research.
  • E. academicFocus
    Indicates the primary field of study, discipline, or subject area that an entity concentrates on academically.
  • 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_69a2479dec388190967ba648663442c9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2490019948190a89bb0910c60d462 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a24e5d121c8190bf7bb88346dcc141 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a24edff52081909ec669158900651c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a24f4a96288190981be6076e919262 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2486d40348190b2d21fc444f499a6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a248fef2b881908180bd4e32e58cb5 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m.