Triple

T6155561
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wallace H. Carothers E137310 entity
Predicate notableConcept P201 FINISHED
Object Carothers equation
The Carothers equation is a fundamental relation in polymer chemistry that links the average degree of polymerization to the extent of reaction in step-growth polymerizations.
E573389 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: Carothers equation | Statement: [Wallace H. Carothers, notableConcept, Carothers equation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carothers equation
Context triple: [Wallace H. Carothers, notableConcept, Carothers equation]
  • A. Charney equation
    The Charney equation is a fundamental quasi-geostrophic equation in atmospheric dynamics that describes large-scale Rossby waves and mid-latitude weather patterns on a rotating planet.
  • B. Karplus equation
    The Karplus equation is an empirical relationship in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that correlates three-bond scalar coupling constants with dihedral angles, enabling the determination of molecular conformations.
  • C. Gibbs–Duhem equation
    The Gibbs–Duhem equation is a fundamental thermodynamic relation that links changes in chemical potential, temperature, and pressure for multicomponent systems, ensuring consistency among intensive variables.
  • D. Flory–Huggins solution theory
    Flory–Huggins solution theory is a thermodynamic model that describes the mixing behavior and phase separation of polymer solutions by accounting for the size difference between polymer chains and solvent molecules.
  • E. Butler–Volmer equation
    The Butler–Volmer equation is a fundamental relation in electrochemistry that describes how the rate of an electrode reaction (current density) depends on the electrode potential and reaction kinetics.
  • 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: Carothers equation
Triple: [Wallace H. Carothers, notableConcept, Carothers equation]
Generated description
The Carothers equation is a fundamental relation in polymer chemistry that links the average degree of polymerization to the extent of reaction in step-growth polymerizations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carothers equation
Target entity description: The Carothers equation is a fundamental relation in polymer chemistry that links the average degree of polymerization to the extent of reaction in step-growth polymerizations.
  • A. Charney equation
    The Charney equation is a fundamental quasi-geostrophic equation in atmospheric dynamics that describes large-scale Rossby waves and mid-latitude weather patterns on a rotating planet.
  • B. Karplus equation
    The Karplus equation is an empirical relationship in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that correlates three-bond scalar coupling constants with dihedral angles, enabling the determination of molecular conformations.
  • C. Gibbs–Duhem equation
    The Gibbs–Duhem equation is a fundamental thermodynamic relation that links changes in chemical potential, temperature, and pressure for multicomponent systems, ensuring consistency among intensive variables.
  • D. Flory–Huggins solution theory
    Flory–Huggins solution theory is a thermodynamic model that describes the mixing behavior and phase separation of polymer solutions by accounting for the size difference between polymer chains and solvent molecules.
  • E. Butler–Volmer equation
    The Butler–Volmer equation is a fundamental relation in electrochemistry that describes how the rate of an electrode reaction (current density) depends on the electrode potential and reaction kinetics.
  • 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_69c008a45d008190832a9e19f5d63406 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c05d01ddb0819085b5f5338b86a25d completed March 22, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c141867fac819093a3093aa8251eac completed March 23, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c14794c3488190874b0a4d2c00514d completed March 23, 2026, 2 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c1480b10f08190891bfc8488bbaf16 completed March 23, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:17 p.m.