Triple
T736503
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism |
E14944
|
entity |
| Predicate | editorOfSecondEdition |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Davidson Niven
William Davidson Niven was a Scottish mathematician and physicist known for his editorial work on major scientific texts and his contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E202584
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: William Davidson Niven | Statement: [A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, editorOfSecondEdition, William Davidson Niven]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Davidson Niven Context triple: [A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, editorOfSecondEdition, William Davidson Niven]
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A.
John Dawson
John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
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B.
William Nolan
William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
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C.
Charles Walters
Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Robert Newman
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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E.
Lawrence Bender
Lawrence Bender is an American film producer best known for his longtime collaboration with Quentin Tarantino on influential films such as "Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill Bill" series.
- 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: William Davidson Niven Triple: [A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, editorOfSecondEdition, William Davidson Niven]
Generated description
William Davidson Niven was a Scottish mathematician and physicist known for his editorial work on major scientific texts and his contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Davidson Niven Target entity description: William Davidson Niven was a Scottish mathematician and physicist known for his editorial work on major scientific texts and his contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
John Dawson
John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
-
B.
William Nolan
William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
-
C.
Charles Walters
Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Robert Newman
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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E.
Lawrence Bender
Lawrence Bender is an American film producer best known for his longtime collaboration with Quentin Tarantino on influential films such as "Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill Bill" series.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: editorOfSecondEdition Context triple: [A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, editorOfSecondEdition, William Davidson Niven]
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A.
editedBy
chosen
Indicates that one entity has revised, modified, or otherwise made editorial changes to another entity.
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B.
formerEditorInChief
Indicates that a person previously held, but no longer holds, the position of editor-in-chief of a publication or organization.
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C.
edition
Indicates that one entity is a specific version, issue, or release of another (typically a work such as a book, journal, or software).
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D.
amendedBy
Indicates that one entity has been modified, revised, or updated as a result of changes made by another entity.
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E.
laterEditionParatext
Indicates that the paratext is taken from or associated with a later edition of the work than the primary text or base edition under consideration.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a4934d9930819099eed80096b0597d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a66820548190b373deb117187c2c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5a4db2c8190830f3b2a707a3d32 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adb9b262048190a4382a86f1c8f192 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adba2484b48190a712f29f87f9e45e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:04 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4a4fafee081909bf356854c09aaff |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.