Triple
T5538047
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Principles of Statistical Mechanics |
E145215
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorFullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Richard Chace Tolman |
E12555
|
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: Richard Chace Tolman | Statement: [The Principles of Statistical Mechanics, authorFullName, Richard Chace Tolman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Chace Tolman Context triple: [The Principles of Statistical Mechanics, authorFullName, Richard Chace Tolman]
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A.
Richard C. Tolman
chosen
Richard C. Tolman was an American physicist and physical chemist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and cosmology, as well as his scientific advisory roles during World War II.
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B.
Edward C. Tolman
Edward C. Tolman was an American psychologist known for his pioneering work in cognitive behaviorism, especially his concept of cognitive maps and purposive behavior in animals.
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C.
Hans Reichenbach
Hans Reichenbach was a prominent 20th-century philosopher of science known for his influential work on the philosophy of physics, probability, and the foundations of scientific knowledge.
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D.
Herbert Feigl
Herbert Feigl was an Austrian-American philosopher of science and mind associated with the Vienna Circle, known for advancing logical empiricism and influential theories of scientific explanation and physicalism.
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E.
Howard P. Robertson
Howard P. Robertson was an American mathematician and physicist known for his foundational contributions to relativistic cosmology and the formulation of the Robertson–Walker metric used in modern cosmological models.
- 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_69c008fa64888190adae56c8f9ea4031 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c01fb19cb8819088b21e8ebef63d8b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c07d6edb7481908e94de7314ca70cc |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:34 p.m.