Triple
T3572706
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Principles of Optics |
E75611
|
entity |
| Predicate | contributor |
P1993
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
A. R. Stokes
A. R. Stokes is a physicist known for his contributions to the influential optics textbook "Principles of Optics."
|
E375554
|
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: A. R. Stokes | Statement: [Principles of Optics, contributor, A. R. Stokes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A. R. Stokes Context triple: [Principles of Optics, contributor, A. R. Stokes]
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A.
P. C. Clemmow
P. C. Clemmow was a physicist and applied mathematician known for his work in electromagnetic theory and wave propagation, contributing to foundational texts in optics.
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B.
Thomas J. C. Martyn
Thomas J. C. Martyn was a British-born journalist and editor best known as the founder of the American news magazine Newsweek.
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C.
Gordon Hodgkin
Gordon Hodgkin was a British painter and printmaker renowned for his vibrant, abstract works that often evoked emotional and remembered interiors.
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D.
D. E. Hughes
D. E. Hughes was a 19th-century British inventor and physicist best known for pioneering work in telegraphy and the development of the carbon microphone, which greatly advanced early telephony.
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E.
Edward Holme
Edward Holme was a 19th-century English physician and scholar known for his contributions to medical practice and his involvement in learned societies in Manchester.
- 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. R. Stokes Triple: [Principles of Optics, contributor, A. R. Stokes]
Generated description
A. R. Stokes is a physicist known for his contributions to the influential optics textbook "Principles of Optics."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A. R. Stokes Target entity description: A. R. Stokes is a physicist known for his contributions to the influential optics textbook "Principles of Optics."
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A.
P. C. Clemmow
P. C. Clemmow was a physicist and applied mathematician known for his work in electromagnetic theory and wave propagation, contributing to foundational texts in optics.
-
B.
Thomas J. C. Martyn
Thomas J. C. Martyn was a British-born journalist and editor best known as the founder of the American news magazine Newsweek.
-
C.
Gordon Hodgkin
Gordon Hodgkin was a British painter and printmaker renowned for his vibrant, abstract works that often evoked emotional and remembered interiors.
-
D.
D. E. Hughes
D. E. Hughes was a 19th-century British inventor and physicist best known for pioneering work in telegraphy and the development of the carbon microphone, which greatly advanced early telephony.
-
E.
Edward Holme
Edward Holme was a 19th-century English physician and scholar known for his contributions to medical practice and his involvement in learned societies in Manchester.
- 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_69ad85d5e3008190bdfe0bacdd1f5a1b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc0c447fc81909689259558187af4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b44ef5f5348190b1088edee0d9d55c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 5:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b45285db388190b437b32db0bd4322 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b462b64d2c81909683f8aeb1c0e924 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 7:17 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:21 p.m.