Triple
T461789
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | de Sitter spacetime |
E7354
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Willem de Sitter
Willem de Sitter was a Dutch astronomer and physicist known for his pioneering work in cosmology and general relativity, particularly his influential models of the expanding universe.
|
E57423
|
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: Willem de Sitter | Statement: [de Sitter spacetime, namedAfter, Willem de Sitter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willem de Sitter Context triple: [de Sitter spacetime, namedAfter, Willem de Sitter]
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A.
Georges Lemaître
Georges Lemaître was a Belgian priest, astronomer, and physicist best known for proposing the expanding universe and what became known as the Big Bang theory.
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B.
Johannes van der Meer
Johannes van der Meer is another name for Johannes Vermeer, the renowned 17th-century Dutch painter celebrated for his masterful use of light and intimate domestic interior scenes.
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C.
Alexander Friedmann
Alexander Friedmann was a Russian physicist and mathematician who first formulated the expanding-universe solutions to Einstein’s field equations, laying the foundations of modern cosmology.
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D.
Richard C. Tolman
Richard C. Tolman was an American physicist and physical chemist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and cosmology, as well as his scientific advisory roles during World War II.
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E.
Walter Baade
Walter Baade was a German astronomer whose work on variable stars and the structure of the Milky Way led to a major revision of the cosmic distance scale and our understanding of the universe’s size and age.
- 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: Willem de Sitter Triple: [de Sitter spacetime, namedAfter, Willem de Sitter]
Generated description
Willem de Sitter was a Dutch astronomer and physicist known for his pioneering work in cosmology and general relativity, particularly his influential models of the expanding universe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willem de Sitter Target entity description: Willem de Sitter was a Dutch astronomer and physicist known for his pioneering work in cosmology and general relativity, particularly his influential models of the expanding universe.
-
A.
Georges Lemaître
Georges Lemaître was a Belgian priest, astronomer, and physicist best known for proposing the expanding universe and what became known as the Big Bang theory.
-
B.
Johannes van der Meer
Johannes van der Meer is another name for Johannes Vermeer, the renowned 17th-century Dutch painter celebrated for his masterful use of light and intimate domestic interior scenes.
-
C.
Alexander Friedmann
Alexander Friedmann was a Russian physicist and mathematician who first formulated the expanding-universe solutions to Einstein’s field equations, laying the foundations of modern cosmology.
-
D.
Richard C. Tolman
Richard C. Tolman was an American physicist and physical chemist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and cosmology, as well as his scientific advisory roles during World War II.
-
E.
Walter Baade
Walter Baade was a German astronomer whose work on variable stars and the structure of the Milky Way led to a major revision of the cosmic distance scale and our understanding of the universe’s size and age.
- 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_69a2e7e5c5bc8190a1dc8178218fba40 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2efbed5b88190a45716812eb4cfdf |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a44f59e9348190a53c1734b95bc2c3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a44fb74a4481908538fa126571f803 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a45011a750819098d2ce4908439eb1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:41 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.