Triple
T3777637
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | CT scanner |
E83345
|
entity |
| Predicate | coDevelopedBy |
P3324
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Allan Cormack
Allan Cormack was a South African-born physicist and Nobel laureate whose theoretical work laid the foundation for the development of X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning.
|
E388036
|
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: Allan Cormack | Statement: [CT scanner, coDevelopedBy, Allan Cormack]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allan Cormack Context triple: [CT scanner, coDevelopedBy, Allan Cormack]
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A.
Godfrey Hounsfield
Godfrey Hounsfield was a British electrical engineer and Nobel Prize–winning inventor best known for pioneering X-ray computed tomography, leading to the development of the modern CT scanner.
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B.
George Heilmeier
George Heilmeier was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering liquid crystal display (LCD) technology and later leading major research organizations in industry and government.
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C.
Willard Boyle
Willard Boyle was a Canadian physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-inventing the charge-coupled device (CCD), a technology fundamental to digital imaging.
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D.
George Kassabaum
George Kassabaum was an American architect and co-founder of the global design and architecture firm HOK.
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E.
D. Gabor
D. Gabor was a Hungarian-British physicist and electrical engineer best known for inventing holography and receiving the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.
- 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: Allan Cormack Triple: [CT scanner, coDevelopedBy, Allan Cormack]
Generated description
Allan Cormack was a South African-born physicist and Nobel laureate whose theoretical work laid the foundation for the development of X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allan Cormack Target entity description: Allan Cormack was a South African-born physicist and Nobel laureate whose theoretical work laid the foundation for the development of X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning.
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A.
Godfrey Hounsfield
Godfrey Hounsfield was a British electrical engineer and Nobel Prize–winning inventor best known for pioneering X-ray computed tomography, leading to the development of the modern CT scanner.
-
B.
George Heilmeier
George Heilmeier was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering liquid crystal display (LCD) technology and later leading major research organizations in industry and government.
-
C.
Willard Boyle
Willard Boyle was a Canadian physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-inventing the charge-coupled device (CCD), a technology fundamental to digital imaging.
-
D.
George Kassabaum
George Kassabaum was an American architect and co-founder of the global design and architecture firm HOK.
-
E.
D. Gabor
D. Gabor was a Hungarian-British physicist and electrical engineer best known for inventing holography and receiving the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.
- 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_69ad8b235e608190b5a2b1d1bfcef50b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adcc5d3dbc8190b6ab118a56acd5a3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4f03d3df48190a4b2382059b7bb24 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4f1aeef248190922102fcee343239 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4f239fd348190a6a1704dab4894b4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:36 p.m.