Triple

T4119141
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mach number E90366 entity
Predicate relatedConcept P37 FINISHED
Object Knudsen number
The Knudsen number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics that compares a gas’s molecular mean free path to a characteristic physical length scale, indicating whether continuum or rarefied flow models are appropriate.
E415503 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: Knudsen number | Statement: [Mach number, relatedConcept, Knudsen number]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Knudsen number
Context triple: [Mach number, relatedConcept, Knudsen number]
  • A. Knudsen
    Knudsen is a Danish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as industry, science, and the arts.
  • B. Chandrasekhar number
    The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity in magnetohydrodynamics that measures the relative importance of magnetic forces compared to viscous forces in a conducting fluid.
  • C. Stokes–Einstein relation
    The Stokes–Einstein relation is a fundamental equation in statistical physics that links the diffusion coefficient of a particle in a fluid to its size, the fluid’s viscosity, and temperature.
  • D. Kapitza resistance
    Kapitza resistance is the thermal boundary resistance that occurs at the interface between a solid and liquid helium, causing a temperature discontinuity when heat flows across the boundary.
  • E. Stokes' law
    Stokes' law is a fundamental equation in fluid dynamics that describes the drag force experienced by small spherical particles moving slowly through a viscous fluid.
  • 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: Knudsen number
Triple: [Mach number, relatedConcept, Knudsen number]
Generated description
The Knudsen number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics that compares a gas’s molecular mean free path to a characteristic physical length scale, indicating whether continuum or rarefied flow models are appropriate.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Knudsen number
Target entity description: The Knudsen number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics that compares a gas’s molecular mean free path to a characteristic physical length scale, indicating whether continuum or rarefied flow models are appropriate.
  • A. Knudsen
    Knudsen is a Danish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as industry, science, and the arts.
  • B. Chandrasekhar number
    The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity in magnetohydrodynamics that measures the relative importance of magnetic forces compared to viscous forces in a conducting fluid.
  • C. Stokes–Einstein relation
    The Stokes–Einstein relation is a fundamental equation in statistical physics that links the diffusion coefficient of a particle in a fluid to its size, the fluid’s viscosity, and temperature.
  • D. Kapitza resistance
    Kapitza resistance is the thermal boundary resistance that occurs at the interface between a solid and liquid helium, causing a temperature discontinuity when heat flows across the boundary.
  • E. Stokes' law
    Stokes' law is a fundamental equation in fluid dynamics that describes the drag force experienced by small spherical particles moving slowly through a viscous fluid.
  • 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_69aed95c080881908125e30c5dcdc6f8 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69af01f5ed3881908bda4dbed497beba completed March 9, 2026, 5:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b576abe02081908a1b0322758089bd completed March 14, 2026, 2:54 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b577180e2881908e3bf4bfce7c9edd completed March 14, 2026, 2:56 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5778dcdc08190aee087f6d54992dc completed March 14, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:41 p.m.