Triple

T6901169
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject René Thom E159495 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Thom transversality theorem
The Thom transversality theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that guarantees generic smooth maps are transverse to given submanifolds, underpinning the study of stable phenomena and cobordism.
E627197 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: Thom transversality theorem | Statement: [René Thom, knownFor, Thom transversality theorem]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thom transversality theorem
Context triple: [René Thom, knownFor, Thom transversality theorem]
  • A. Whitney embedding theorem
    The Whitney embedding theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology stating that any smooth n-dimensional manifold can be embedded as a submanifold of Euclidean space of sufficiently high dimension (specifically \(\mathbb{R}^{2n}\)).
  • B. Thom–Mather stratification
    Thom–Mather stratification is a refined notion of stratification in differential topology that imposes strong regularity and control conditions on how smooth strata fit together, generalizing and strengthening Whitney stratifications.
  • C. Poincaré–Hopf theorem
    The Poincaré–Hopf theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that relates the sum of the indices of a vector field’s isolated zeros on a compact manifold to the manifold’s Euler characteristic.
  • D. Whitney approximation theorem
    The Whitney approximation theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology stating that any continuous function between smooth manifolds can be uniformly approximated by smooth functions.
  • E. Nash embedding theorem
    The Nash embedding theorem is a fundamental result in differential geometry that shows any Riemannian manifold can be isometrically embedded into some Euclidean space, thereby realizing abstract curved spaces as concrete subsets of standard Euclidean space.
  • 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: Thom transversality theorem
Triple: [René Thom, knownFor, Thom transversality theorem]
Generated description
The Thom transversality theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that guarantees generic smooth maps are transverse to given submanifolds, underpinning the study of stable phenomena and cobordism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thom transversality theorem
Target entity description: The Thom transversality theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that guarantees generic smooth maps are transverse to given submanifolds, underpinning the study of stable phenomena and cobordism.
  • A. Whitney embedding theorem
    The Whitney embedding theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology stating that any smooth n-dimensional manifold can be embedded as a submanifold of Euclidean space of sufficiently high dimension (specifically \(\mathbb{R}^{2n}\)).
  • B. Thom–Mather stratification
    Thom–Mather stratification is a refined notion of stratification in differential topology that imposes strong regularity and control conditions on how smooth strata fit together, generalizing and strengthening Whitney stratifications.
  • C. Poincaré–Hopf theorem
    The Poincaré–Hopf theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that relates the sum of the indices of a vector field’s isolated zeros on a compact manifold to the manifold’s Euler characteristic.
  • D. Whitney approximation theorem
    The Whitney approximation theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology stating that any continuous function between smooth manifolds can be uniformly approximated by smooth functions.
  • E. Nash embedding theorem
    The Nash embedding theorem is a fundamental result in differential geometry that shows any Riemannian manifold can be isometrically embedded into some Euclidean space, thereby realizing abstract curved spaces as concrete subsets of standard Euclidean space.
  • 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_69c6883822e0819091e321526f20ae0a completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d9603f448190bb9f963c17ca206d completed March 27, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c748f0dc448190914e38d780644698 completed March 28, 2026, 3:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c749f7ab5c8190ab823fac27f7484d completed March 28, 2026, 3:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c74a6f828c8190bf0cc56227b1a5b2 completed March 28, 2026, 3:26 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:24 p.m.