Triple

T518663
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates E10764 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein was an American physicist best known for his work on the structure of spacetime and black holes, including the introduction of the coordinate system that bears his name.
 E87530 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: David Finkelstein | Statement: [Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates, namedAfter, David Finkelstein]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David Finkelstein
Context triple: [Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates, namedAfter, David Finkelstein]
  • A. Dennis Sciama
    Dennis Sciama was a prominent British theoretical physicist and cosmologist who played a key role in developing modern cosmology and mentoring a generation of leading physicists.
  • B. Victor F. Weisskopf
    Victor F. Weisskopf was an Austrian-American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics, his leadership at CERN and MIT, and his influential role in science education and public advocacy.
  • C. David L. Goodstein
    David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
  • D. Frank Tipler
    Frank Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist known for his controversial ideas on the Fermi paradox, the Omega Point theory, and the intersection of physics with theology.
  • E. Freeman Dyson
    Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
  • 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: David Finkelstein
Triple: [Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates, namedAfter, David Finkelstein]
Generated description
David Finkelstein was an American physicist best known for his work on the structure of spacetime and black holes, including the introduction of the coordinate system that bears his name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David Finkelstein
Target entity description: David Finkelstein was an American physicist best known for his work on the structure of spacetime and black holes, including the introduction of the coordinate system that bears his name.
  • A. Dennis Sciama
    Dennis Sciama was a prominent British theoretical physicist and cosmologist who played a key role in developing modern cosmology and mentoring a generation of leading physicists.
  • B. Victor F. Weisskopf
    Victor F. Weisskopf was an Austrian-American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics, his leadership at CERN and MIT, and his influential role in science education and public advocacy.
  • C. David L. Goodstein
    David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
  • D. Frank Tipler
    Frank Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist known for his controversial ideas on the Fermi paradox, the Omega Point theory, and the intersection of physics with theology.
  • E. Freeman Dyson
    Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
  • 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_69a2e84a0d08819087e01863fcd9abf1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f19ee6748190916603ef3a9e27f3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a64a48e53081908e5d5e093edb5e75 completed March 3, 2026, 2:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a64ad340348190bec2454d5e1c0fa9 completed March 3, 2026, 2:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a64b4e9cec8190a3dcc378f853be0d completed March 3, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.