Triple
T4898396
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Napier |
E109737
|
entity |
| Predicate | developed |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Napier's bones |
E478027
|
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: Napier's bones | Statement: [John Napier, developed, Napier's bones]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Napier's bones Context triple: [John Napier, developed, Napier's bones]
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A.
Napier's bones
chosen
Napier's bones are a manually operated calculating device using numbered rods to simplify and speed up multiplication and division.
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B.
Prutenic Tables
The Prutenic Tables were influential 16th-century astronomical tables based on Copernican heliocentric theory, used for predicting planetary positions before being superseded by more accurate works like the Rudolphine Tables.
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C.
Abacus
Abacus is a British publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of literary and contemporary fiction, often in paperback editions.
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D.
Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation
Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation was the original title of a pioneering journal devoted to numerical analysis, computational methods, and mathematical tables, later continued under the name Mathematics of Computation.
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E.
Alberti cipher disk
The Alberti cipher disk is a 15th-century polyalphabetic substitution device, considered one of the earliest mechanical tools for encrypting messages and a foundational innovation in modern cryptography.
- 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_69bd4410bbf88190aad50d2451c863d6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e49992481908cc7cc1eeafd6494 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be779a394c8190bfd28756b20df7ce |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.