Triple
T6202364
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward E. Smith |
E138663
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFictionalUniverse |
P3758
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lensman universe |
E201049
|
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: Lensman universe | Statement: [Edward E. Smith, hasFictionalUniverse, Lensman universe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lensman universe Context triple: [Edward E. Smith, hasFictionalUniverse, Lensman universe]
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A.
Lensman series
chosen
The Lensman series is a classic space opera saga by E. E. "Doc" Smith, renowned for its galaxy-spanning conflicts, telepathic super-agents, and foundational influence on modern science fiction.
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B.
Born series
The Born series is a perturbative expansion in quantum scattering theory that expresses the scattering amplitude as an infinite series of successive interaction terms.
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C.
Asimov universe
The Asimov universe is the shared science fiction setting created by Isaac Asimov, encompassing his robot, Foundation, and related stories that explore advanced robotics, psychohistory, and the future of humanity.
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D.
Nova series
The Nova series is a line of mid-range to upper mid-range smartphones by Huawei, known for stylish designs, strong selfie cameras, and youth-oriented features.
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E.
Known Space
Known Space is a shared science fiction universe created by Larry Niven, featuring a far-future setting with advanced human and alien civilizations, of which the Ringworld is one of the most famous locations.
- 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_69c008acbea48190991c6b834bb45d65 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0626a32908190a3332008aee2e4a9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c243da922c819080d8d37adbb5635e |
completed | March 24, 2026, 7:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:20 p.m.