Triple

T461998
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boltzmann constant E7358 entity
Predicate appearsIn P795 FINISHED
Object Sackur–Tetrode equation
The Sackur–Tetrode equation is a fundamental formula in statistical mechanics that gives the absolute entropy of an ideal monatomic gas in terms of its volume, temperature, and particle number.
E58192 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: Sackur–Tetrode equation | Statement: [Boltzmann constant, appearsIn, Sackur–Tetrode equation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sackur–Tetrode equation
Context triple: [Boltzmann constant, appearsIn, Sackur–Tetrode equation]
  • A. Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
    Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics is a classical statistical framework in physics that describes the distribution of speeds or energies among distinguishable, non-quantum particles in thermal equilibrium.
  • B. Boltzmann constant
    The Boltzmann constant is a fundamental physical constant that links temperature to energy at the particle level, playing a central role in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics.
  • C. Boltzmann equation
    The Boltzmann equation is a fundamental kinetic theory equation that describes the statistical behavior and time evolution of a dilute gas or particle distribution in phase space due to streaming and collisions.
  • D. equipartition theorem
    The equipartition theorem is a principle in classical statistical mechanics stating that, at thermal equilibrium, each independent quadratic degree of freedom of a system contributes an average energy of (1/2)kT.
  • E. Boltzmann distribution
    The Boltzmann distribution is a fundamental probability distribution in statistical mechanics that describes how particles or states are populated over different energy levels at thermal equilibrium.
  • 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: Sackur–Tetrode equation
Triple: [Boltzmann constant, appearsIn, Sackur–Tetrode equation]
Generated description
The Sackur–Tetrode equation is a fundamental formula in statistical mechanics that gives the absolute entropy of an ideal monatomic gas in terms of its volume, temperature, and particle number.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sackur–Tetrode equation
Target entity description: The Sackur–Tetrode equation is a fundamental formula in statistical mechanics that gives the absolute entropy of an ideal monatomic gas in terms of its volume, temperature, and particle number.
  • A. Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
    Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics is a classical statistical framework in physics that describes the distribution of speeds or energies among distinguishable, non-quantum particles in thermal equilibrium.
  • B. Boltzmann constant
    The Boltzmann constant is a fundamental physical constant that links temperature to energy at the particle level, playing a central role in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics.
  • C. Boltzmann equation
    The Boltzmann equation is a fundamental kinetic theory equation that describes the statistical behavior and time evolution of a dilute gas or particle distribution in phase space due to streaming and collisions.
  • D. equipartition theorem
    The equipartition theorem is a principle in classical statistical mechanics stating that, at thermal equilibrium, each independent quadratic degree of freedom of a system contributes an average energy of (1/2)kT.
  • E. Boltzmann distribution
    The Boltzmann distribution is a fundamental probability distribution in statistical mechanics that describes how particles or states are populated over different energy levels at thermal equilibrium.
  • 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_69a2efc09eac8190add4bb5823b53ba7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a452947cd0819084fd885afce26da8 completed March 1, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4539f00008190a736df2fcaf3109a completed March 1, 2026, 2:56 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4541cd02081908b8534b24d3933ff completed March 1, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.