Triple

T58738
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Feynman Lectures on Physics E1163 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Matthew Sands
Matthew Sands was an American physicist and educator best known as one of the co-authors of the influential textbook series "The Feynman Lectures on Physics."
E43109 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: Matthew Sands | Statement: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, author, Matthew Sands]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Sands
Context triple: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, author, Matthew Sands]
  • A. Michael Rogers
    Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • B. James Honaker
    James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
  • C. Michael V. Drake
    Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
  • D. Mitchell Leisen
    Mitchell Leisen was an American film director, art director, and costume designer known for his stylish Hollywood productions from the 1930s and 1940s.
  • E. John Gilroy
    John Gilroy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction monster film "Pacific Rim."
  • 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: Matthew Sands
Triple: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, author, Matthew Sands]
Generated description
Matthew Sands was an American physicist and educator best known as one of the co-authors of the influential textbook series "The Feynman Lectures on Physics."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Sands
Target entity description: Matthew Sands was an American physicist and educator best known as one of the co-authors of the influential textbook series "The Feynman Lectures on Physics."
  • A. Michael Rogers
    Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • B. James Honaker
    James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
  • C. Michael V. Drake
    Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
  • D. Mitchell Leisen
    Mitchell Leisen was an American film director, art director, and costume designer known for his stylish Hollywood productions from the 1930s and 1940s.
  • E. John Gilroy
    John Gilroy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction monster film "Pacific Rim."
  • 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_69a24a552ef88190a0df287d68c65cba completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:52 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24ec4d84c81908d85a1e941dbcd19 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3d4dade1081909c73e2bbd9d99455 completed March 1, 2026, 5:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3d574e6248190b61804582a5b2f02 completed March 1, 2026, 5:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3d5da769081909db319846899a66a completed March 1, 2026, 5:59 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m.