Triple
T3978808
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thales of Miletus |
E85706
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thales’ theorem
Thales’ theorem is a fundamental result in Euclidean geometry stating that any angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle.
|
E403439
|
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: Thales’ theorem | Statement: [Thales of Miletus, knownFor, Thales’ theorem]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thales’ theorem Context triple: [Thales of Miletus, knownFor, Thales’ theorem]
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A.
Pythagorean theorem
The Pythagorean theorem is a fundamental principle of geometry stating that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
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B.
Pythagoreio
Pythagoreio is a historic coastal town and popular tourist resort on the Greek island of Samos, known for its ancient harbor and archaeological sites.
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C.
Fermat point
The Fermat point is a special point inside a triangle that minimizes the total distance to the triangle’s three vertices.
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D.
Pythagoras
Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician best known for founding the Pythagorean school and for the Pythagorean theorem in geometry.
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E.
Tusi couple
The Tusi couple is a geometric device from medieval Islamic astronomy that generates linear motion from the sum of two circular motions, later influencing Copernican models of planetary motion.
- 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: Thales’ theorem Triple: [Thales of Miletus, knownFor, Thales’ theorem]
Generated description
Thales’ theorem is a fundamental result in Euclidean geometry stating that any angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thales’ theorem Target entity description: Thales’ theorem is a fundamental result in Euclidean geometry stating that any angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle.
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A.
Pythagorean theorem
The Pythagorean theorem is a fundamental principle of geometry stating that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
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B.
Pythagoreio
Pythagoreio is a historic coastal town and popular tourist resort on the Greek island of Samos, known for its ancient harbor and archaeological sites.
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C.
Fermat point
The Fermat point is a special point inside a triangle that minimizes the total distance to the triangle’s three vertices.
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D.
Pythagoras
Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician best known for founding the Pythagorean school and for the Pythagorean theorem in geometry.
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E.
Tusi couple
The Tusi couple is a geometric device from medieval Islamic astronomy that generates linear motion from the sum of two circular motions, later influencing Copernican models of planetary motion.
- 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_69aed93908348190a26c8aaf4fab3e86 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aef9b9cdd08190b193735367b0b3cf |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5401dd24481908d143a9da6786757 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5417d951c8190974f8449dd643eab |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5421a2fd4819094e82aec70837aeb |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:33 p.m.