Triple
T7450495
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | HOMFLY-PT polynomial |
E171994
|
entity |
| Predicate | introducedBy |
P513
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
W. B. R. Lickorish
W. B. R. Lickorish is a British mathematician known for his influential contributions to low-dimensional topology and knot theory.
|
E665091
|
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: W. B. R. Lickorish | Statement: [HOMFLY-PT polynomial, introducedBy, W. B. R. Lickorish]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W. B. R. Lickorish Context triple: [HOMFLY-PT polynomial, introducedBy, W. B. R. Lickorish]
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A.
Vaughan Jones
Vaughan Jones was a New Zealand mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in knot theory and operator algebras, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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B.
Simon P. Norton
Simon P. Norton was a British mathematician known for his influential work in group theory, particularly on the Monster group and related finite simple groups.
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C.
Joan S. Birman
Joan S. Birman is an American mathematician renowned for her influential work in low-dimensional topology and braid theory.
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D.
William Thurston
William Thurston was a pioneering American mathematician renowned for his revolutionary contributions to low-dimensional topology and geometry, including the geometrization conjecture for 3-manifolds.
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E.
Marc Culler
Marc Culler is an American mathematician known for his contributions to geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology.
- 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: W. B. R. Lickorish Triple: [HOMFLY-PT polynomial, introducedBy, W. B. R. Lickorish]
Generated description
W. B. R. Lickorish is a British mathematician known for his influential contributions to low-dimensional topology and knot theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W. B. R. Lickorish Target entity description: W. B. R. Lickorish is a British mathematician known for his influential contributions to low-dimensional topology and knot theory.
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A.
Vaughan Jones
Vaughan Jones was a New Zealand mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in knot theory and operator algebras, for which he received the Fields Medal.
-
B.
Simon P. Norton
Simon P. Norton was a British mathematician known for his influential work in group theory, particularly on the Monster group and related finite simple groups.
-
C.
Joan S. Birman
Joan S. Birman is an American mathematician renowned for her influential work in low-dimensional topology and braid theory.
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D.
William Thurston
William Thurston was a pioneering American mathematician renowned for his revolutionary contributions to low-dimensional topology and geometry, including the geometrization conjecture for 3-manifolds.
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E.
Marc Culler
Marc Culler is an American mathematician known for his contributions to geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology.
- 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_69c68a66554c8190add75c65942c0317 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f38af3fc8190bc5c57ca89d976bc |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c827b54a4881909f800bf37990a297 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c828ca24bc81909357b9f40a9004af |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8297c1de4819099acfac611a519e5 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:14 p.m.