Triple

T7129934

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	George C. Williams	`E166159`	entity
Predicate	publicationYearOf	`P25`	FINISHED
Object	Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966) Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966) is a landmark work in evolutionary biology that rigorously applies natural selection theory to explain the evolution of complex adaptations and helped establish the gene-centered view of evolution.	`E644392`	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: Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966) | Statement: [George C. Williams, publicationYearOf, Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966)]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966)
Context triple: [George C. Williams, publicationYearOf, Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966)]

A. The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a landmark 1930 book that founded modern evolutionary genetics by mathematically uniting Mendelian inheritance with Darwinian natural selection.
B. Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
C. Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
D. The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
E. Systematics and the Origin of Species
Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.
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: Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966)
Triple: [George C. Williams, publicationYearOf, Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966)]

Generated description

Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966) is a landmark work in evolutionary biology that rigorously applies natural selection theory to explain the evolution of complex adaptations and helped establish the gene-centered view of evolution.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966)
Target entity description: Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966) is a landmark work in evolutionary biology that rigorously applies natural selection theory to explain the evolution of complex adaptations and helped establish the gene-centered view of evolution.

A. The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a landmark 1930 book that founded modern evolutionary genetics by mathematically uniting Mendelian inheritance with Darwinian natural selection.
B. Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
C. Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
D. The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
E. Systematics and the Origin of Species
Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.
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_69c6888350588190870cd552b427a1cd`	completed	March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69c6e66c87848190b0ffd08e3c3f4877`	completed	March 27, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69c7a33bf244819096db1351ebf62413`	completed	March 28, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69c7a45ce628819085343c30f2886a95`	completed	March 28, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69c7a60ac4348190a623522f2d8199e9`	completed	March 28, 2026, 9:57 a.m.

Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:44 p.m.