Triple

T6149921
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Joseph Sylvester E137173 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Sylvester determinant
The Sylvester determinant is a mathematical construct introduced by James Joseph Sylvester, typically referring to a determinant associated with resultants and elimination theory in algebra.
E571003 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: Sylvester determinant | Statement: [James Joseph Sylvester, notableWork, Sylvester determinant]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvester determinant
Context triple: [James Joseph Sylvester, notableWork, Sylvester determinant]
  • A. Cauchy determinant
    The Cauchy determinant is a classical determinant formula in linear algebra that gives a closed-form expression for matrices with entries of the form 1/(x_i + y_j), named after the French mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy.
  • B. Cauchy matrix
    A Cauchy matrix is a structured matrix whose entries are defined by the reciprocals of pairwise differences of two sequences, widely used in numerical analysis, interpolation, and algebra.
  • C. Cauchy interlacing theorem
    The Cauchy interlacing theorem is a fundamental result in linear algebra that relates the eigenvalues of a symmetric matrix to those of its principal submatrices, showing how they "interlace" on the real line.
  • D. Toeplitz matrices
    Toeplitz matrices are structured matrices whose entries are constant along each diagonal, playing a central role in operator theory, numerical analysis, and signal processing.
  • E. Clebsch–Aronhold invariants
    The Clebsch–Aronhold invariants are classical algebraic invariants associated with binary forms, particularly quartic forms, that play a key role in invariant theory and the classification of algebraic curves.
  • 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: Sylvester determinant
Triple: [James Joseph Sylvester, notableWork, Sylvester determinant]
Generated description
The Sylvester determinant is a mathematical construct introduced by James Joseph Sylvester, typically referring to a determinant associated with resultants and elimination theory in algebra.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvester determinant
Target entity description: The Sylvester determinant is a mathematical construct introduced by James Joseph Sylvester, typically referring to a determinant associated with resultants and elimination theory in algebra.
  • A. Cauchy determinant
    The Cauchy determinant is a classical determinant formula in linear algebra that gives a closed-form expression for matrices with entries of the form 1/(x_i + y_j), named after the French mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy.
  • B. Cauchy matrix
    A Cauchy matrix is a structured matrix whose entries are defined by the reciprocals of pairwise differences of two sequences, widely used in numerical analysis, interpolation, and algebra.
  • C. Cauchy interlacing theorem
    The Cauchy interlacing theorem is a fundamental result in linear algebra that relates the eigenvalues of a symmetric matrix to those of its principal submatrices, showing how they "interlace" on the real line.
  • D. Toeplitz matrices
    Toeplitz matrices are structured matrices whose entries are constant along each diagonal, playing a central role in operator theory, numerical analysis, and signal processing.
  • E. Clebsch–Aronhold invariants
    The Clebsch–Aronhold invariants are classical algebraic invariants associated with binary forms, particularly quartic forms, that play a key role in invariant theory and the classification of algebraic curves.
  • 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_69c008a2c6308190a56519b22d55d083 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c05ce329648190a03ba0233df841fa completed March 22, 2026, 9:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c13608944481909e22df6131a06e41 completed March 23, 2026, 12:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c13679dd58819099036d1119fa370b completed March 23, 2026, 12:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c1376db6a0819087c0d0aebc2e2b3e completed March 23, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:16 p.m.