Triple
T4427239
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ibn al-Haytham |
E95237
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
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FINISHED |
| Object |
European scholastic optics
European scholastic optics was the medieval Latin tradition of studying vision and light, developed by scholastic philosophers and theologians who synthesized classical and Islamic optical theories within a Christian-Aristotelian framework.
|
E437628
|
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: European scholastic optics | Statement: [Ibn al-Haytham, influenced, European scholastic optics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European scholastic optics Context triple: [Ibn al-Haytham, influenced, European scholastic optics]
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A.
Newtonian optics
Newtonian optics is the branch of physics developed by Isaac Newton that explains light primarily as a stream of particles to account for reflection, refraction, and color phenomena.
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B.
Optica (journal)
Optica (journal) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Optical Society (Optica) that publishes cutting-edge research in optics and photonics.
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C.
Islamic optics
Islamic optics is the body of scientific work developed in the medieval Islamic world that advanced the understanding of vision, light, and optical phenomena, laying key foundations for modern optics.
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D.
Handbuch der physiologischen Optik
Handbuch der physiologischen Optik is a foundational 19th-century treatise on physiological optics that systematically integrated experimental physics and physiology to explain human vision.
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E.
Dioptrique
Dioptrique is a scientific treatise by René Descartes that lays out his pioneering theories on light and optics, including the law of refraction.
- 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: European scholastic optics Triple: [Ibn al-Haytham, influenced, European scholastic optics]
Generated description
European scholastic optics was the medieval Latin tradition of studying vision and light, developed by scholastic philosophers and theologians who synthesized classical and Islamic optical theories within a Christian-Aristotelian framework.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European scholastic optics Target entity description: European scholastic optics was the medieval Latin tradition of studying vision and light, developed by scholastic philosophers and theologians who synthesized classical and Islamic optical theories within a Christian-Aristotelian framework.
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A.
Newtonian optics
Newtonian optics is the branch of physics developed by Isaac Newton that explains light primarily as a stream of particles to account for reflection, refraction, and color phenomena.
-
B.
Optica (journal)
Optica (journal) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Optical Society (Optica) that publishes cutting-edge research in optics and photonics.
-
C.
Islamic optics
Islamic optics is the body of scientific work developed in the medieval Islamic world that advanced the understanding of vision, light, and optical phenomena, laying key foundations for modern optics.
-
D.
Handbuch der physiologischen Optik
Handbuch der physiologischen Optik is a foundational 19th-century treatise on physiological optics that systematically integrated experimental physics and physiology to explain human vision.
-
E.
Dioptrique
Dioptrique is a scientific treatise by René Descartes that lays out his pioneering theories on light and optics, including the law of refraction.
- 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_69b3453c2a0c8190926b574c90766db9 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3554fb28081909018eaecc0c5c230 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5f63495148190847f79d8cacb737e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5f709063c81909334a5b21da99c22 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5f7887cb08190bf498eefc3627bfa |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:30 p.m.