Triple
T4995827
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nevill Francis Mott |
E112242
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralStudent |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Ziman
John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
|
E509213
|
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: John Ziman | Statement: [Nevill Francis Mott, doctoralStudent, John Ziman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ziman Context triple: [Nevill Francis Mott, doctoralStudent, John Ziman]
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A.
Milburn G. Apt
Milburn G. Apt was a United States Air Force test pilot and the first person to exceed Mach 3, who died in the crash of the Bell X-2 during a record-setting flight in 1956.
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B.
Robert J. Kolenkow
Robert J. Kolenkow is a physicist and educator best known as the co-author of the influential undergraduate textbook "An Introduction to Mechanics."
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C.
Donald F. Hornig
Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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D.
Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an influential American physicist and solid-state physics pioneer who served as president of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University.
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E.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
- 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: John Ziman Triple: [Nevill Francis Mott, doctoralStudent, John Ziman]
Generated description
John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ziman Target entity description: John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
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A.
Milburn G. Apt
Milburn G. Apt was a United States Air Force test pilot and the first person to exceed Mach 3, who died in the crash of the Bell X-2 during a record-setting flight in 1956.
-
B.
Robert J. Kolenkow
Robert J. Kolenkow is a physicist and educator best known as the co-author of the influential undergraduate textbook "An Introduction to Mechanics."
-
C.
Donald F. Hornig
Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
-
D.
Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an influential American physicist and solid-state physics pioneer who served as president of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University.
-
E.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
- 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_69bd4432b32c81909f3b3c6bd10f0653 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd72a0122c8190bb2fc655f3bc11b0 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf06982c5081908c275019c5d6b1c1 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf09b664948190bebee9c43975e359 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf0a074da88190b52d2519d66b9f5d |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:34 p.m.