Triple

T7287620
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Onsager–Machlup function E163913 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Stefan Machlup
Stefan Machlup was a physicist and mathematician known for his contributions to the theory of stochastic processes, particularly through the formulation of the Onsager–Machlup function.
 E653521 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: Stefan Machlup | Statement: [Onsager–Machlup function, namedAfter, Stefan Machlup]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Stefan Machlup
Context triple: [Onsager–Machlup function, namedAfter, Stefan Machlup]
  • A. Marek Feigl
    Marek Feigl is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Feigl.
  • B. Wolfgang Polak
    Wolfgang Polak is a computer scientist known for his work in formal methods and as a doctoral advisor to prominent researchers such as Tobias Nipkow.
  • C. Franz Karasek
    Franz Karasek was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the late 20th century.
  • D. Herbert Steiner
    Herbert Steiner is an individual notable enough to be specifically distinguished among people sharing the surname Steiner.
  • E. Hans P. Kraus
    Hans P. Kraus was a prominent 20th-century antiquarian book dealer and collector known for handling some of the world's rarest manuscripts and early printed books.
  • 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: Stefan Machlup
Triple: [Onsager–Machlup function, namedAfter, Stefan Machlup]
Generated description
Stefan Machlup was a physicist and mathematician known for his contributions to the theory of stochastic processes, particularly through the formulation of the Onsager–Machlup function.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Stefan Machlup
Target entity description: Stefan Machlup was a physicist and mathematician known for his contributions to the theory of stochastic processes, particularly through the formulation of the Onsager–Machlup function.
  • A. Marek Feigl
    Marek Feigl is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Feigl.
  • B. Wolfgang Polak
    Wolfgang Polak is a computer scientist known for his work in formal methods and as a doctoral advisor to prominent researchers such as Tobias Nipkow.
  • C. Franz Karasek
    Franz Karasek was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the late 20th century.
  • D. Herbert Steiner
    Herbert Steiner is an individual notable enough to be specifically distinguished among people sharing the surname Steiner.
  • E. Hans P. Kraus
    Hans P. Kraus was a prominent 20th-century antiquarian book dealer and collector known for handling some of the world's rarest manuscripts and early printed books.
  • 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_69c6886093b88190a254b1ce6db8bae7 completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6eb6a73fc8190ae5ce81fd3e46d87 completed March 27, 2026, 8:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7db42c8d48190a548c4242b07fb40 completed March 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7dc794bec819094d848497bd11fc1 completed March 28, 2026, 1:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7dd8117f881908c982c33b3f0e71a completed March 28, 2026, 1:54 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:59 p.m.