Triple
T429524
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitney embedding theorem |
E9682
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hassler Whitney
Hassler Whitney was an influential American mathematician known for foundational contributions to differential topology and geometry, including work on manifolds, embeddings, and singularities.
|
E53940
|
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: Hassler Whitney | Statement: [Whitney embedding theorem, namedAfter, Hassler Whitney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hassler Whitney Context triple: [Whitney embedding theorem, namedAfter, Hassler Whitney]
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A.
John Milnor
John Milnor is an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in differential topology, K-theory, and dynamical systems, and is one of the most influential figures in modern mathematics.
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B.
Saunders Mac Lane
Saunders Mac Lane was an American mathematician best known as a co-founder of category theory and for his influential work in algebra and homological algebra.
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C.
Max Dehn
Max Dehn was a German mathematician known for his foundational work in topology and group theory, including the introduction of Dehn surgery and the study of decision problems in group theory.
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D.
Isadore Singer
Isadore Singer was an American mathematician renowned for co-formulating the Atiyah–Singer Index Theorem, a foundational result linking analysis, topology, and geometry.
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E.
Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese-American mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to differential geometry and the development of Chern classes in topology.
- 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: Hassler Whitney Triple: [Whitney embedding theorem, namedAfter, Hassler Whitney]
Generated description
Hassler Whitney was an influential American mathematician known for foundational contributions to differential topology and geometry, including work on manifolds, embeddings, and singularities.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hassler Whitney Target entity description: Hassler Whitney was an influential American mathematician known for foundational contributions to differential topology and geometry, including work on manifolds, embeddings, and singularities.
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A.
John Milnor
John Milnor is an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in differential topology, K-theory, and dynamical systems, and is one of the most influential figures in modern mathematics.
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B.
Saunders Mac Lane
Saunders Mac Lane was an American mathematician best known as a co-founder of category theory and for his influential work in algebra and homological algebra.
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C.
Max Dehn
Max Dehn was a German mathematician known for his foundational work in topology and group theory, including the introduction of Dehn surgery and the study of decision problems in group theory.
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D.
Isadore Singer
Isadore Singer was an American mathematician renowned for co-formulating the Atiyah–Singer Index Theorem, a foundational result linking analysis, topology, and geometry.
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E.
Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese-American mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to differential geometry and the development of Chern classes in topology.
- 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_69a2e801e1d48190b505d1dd336b52ac |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eeedf68c81908473d6c6600961bd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a42f67dc3881908d4b1c2f1fbc2aaa |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a42fdc1edc81908a8c0b82482a9af2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4304138bc81909e524ff2567b82b3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:25 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.