Triple

T4805618
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stephen Baxter E106938 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Manifold: Time
Manifold: Time is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores cosmic-scale questions about the fate of humanity and the universe through rigorous scientific speculation.
E469521 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: Manifold: Time | Statement: [Stephen Baxter, notableWork, Manifold: Time]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manifold: Time
Context triple: [Stephen Baxter, notableWork, Manifold: Time]
  • A. The Temporal Void
    The Temporal Void is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton, the second book in his Void Trilogy, blending space opera with a mysterious, universe-altering phenomenon at its core.
  • B. Timescape
    Timescape is a science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores time communication and ecological catastrophe through a hard-science, character-driven narrative.
  • C. Laws of Time
    The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
  • D. Edge of Eternity
    Edge of Eternity is a historical novel by Ken Follett that concludes his Century Trilogy by following multiple families through the major political and social upheavals of the mid-20th century, including the Cold War and the civil rights movement.
  • E. Nick of Time
    "Nick of Time" is a classic episode of the original The Twilight Zone series in which a superstitious man becomes obsessed with a fortune-telling machine in a small-town diner.
  • 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: Manifold: Time
Triple: [Stephen Baxter, notableWork, Manifold: Time]
Generated description
Manifold: Time is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores cosmic-scale questions about the fate of humanity and the universe through rigorous scientific speculation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manifold: Time
Target entity description: Manifold: Time is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores cosmic-scale questions about the fate of humanity and the universe through rigorous scientific speculation.
  • A. The Temporal Void
    The Temporal Void is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton, the second book in his Void Trilogy, blending space opera with a mysterious, universe-altering phenomenon at its core.
  • B. Timescape
    Timescape is a science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores time communication and ecological catastrophe through a hard-science, character-driven narrative.
  • C. Laws of Time
    The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
  • D. Edge of Eternity
    Edge of Eternity is a historical novel by Ken Follett that concludes his Century Trilogy by following multiple families through the major political and social upheavals of the mid-20th century, including the Cold War and the civil rights movement.
  • E. The Refusal of Time
    The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
  • 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_69bd43f6a1e08190bf0a372bfc336ee5 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6c678e58819094cdf18d8c5ea96f completed March 20, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be440706888190a5f62bef629d3777 completed March 21, 2026, 7:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be45e0c5a48190b9e390048c863f06 completed March 21, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be46ef17588190a9bc179029e0a6a0 completed March 21, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.