Triple
T4597685
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lorentz ether theory |
E100243
|
entity |
| Predicate | explains |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object | FitzGerald–Lorentz contraction hypothesis |
E31562
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: FitzGerald–Lorentz contraction hypothesis | Statement: [Lorentz ether theory, explains, FitzGerald–Lorentz contraction hypothesis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FitzGerald–Lorentz contraction hypothesis Context triple: [Lorentz ether theory, explains, FitzGerald–Lorentz contraction hypothesis]
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A.
Lorentz contraction
chosen
Lorentz contraction is the special relativistic effect in which an object’s length along the direction of motion appears shortened to observers in a different inertial frame moving at high relative velocity.
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B.
Lorentz ether theory
Lorentz ether theory is a pre-relativistic physical theory that introduced length contraction and time dilation to explain electromagnetic phenomena in a stationary ether, forming a key precursor to Einstein’s special relativity.
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C.
Lorentz
Lorentz is a Dutch surname most famously associated with physicist Hendrik Lorentz, a pioneer of electromagnetic theory and relativity.
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D.
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
"On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the special theory of relativity, fundamentally redefining concepts of space, time, and motion in physics.
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E.
Das Relativitätsprinzip
"Das Relativitätsprinzip" is a foundational work on the theory of relativity that helped systematize and popularize Albert Einstein’s ideas in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd43cbc014819098b45f435908f88a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd59420c108190b5c2c5039e964da5 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdfa4f26d08190b9978c579623adcb |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.