Triple

T7570593
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rayleigh criterion E179227 entity
Predicate comparedWith P278 FINISHED
Object Abbe diffraction limit
The Abbe diffraction limit is a fundamental principle in optics that defines the smallest detail that can be resolved by an imaging system due to the wave nature of light, setting a lower bound on achievable resolution.
E672914 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: Abbe diffraction limit | Statement: [Rayleigh criterion, comparedWith, Abbe diffraction limit]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abbe diffraction limit
Context triple: [Rayleigh criterion, comparedWith, Abbe diffraction limit]
  • A. Rayleigh criterion
    The Rayleigh criterion is a fundamental limit in optics that defines the minimum angular separation at which two point sources can be distinguished as separate due to diffraction.
  • B. Airy disk
    An Airy disk is the central bright spot in the diffraction pattern formed when light passes through a circular aperture, fundamentally limiting the resolving power of optical systems.
  • C. Fraunhofer diffraction
    Fraunhofer diffraction is the far-field diffraction pattern of waves, typically light, observed when both the source and observation screen are effectively at infinite distance or made so with lenses, producing characteristic interference patterns.
  • D. Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction theory
    Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction theory is a more rigorous scalar diffraction formulation that corrects limitations in Kirchhoff’s approach by using boundary conditions consistent with the wave equation.
  • E. Kirchhoff diffraction theory
    Kirchhoff diffraction theory is a classical wave optics framework that models light propagation and diffraction by treating wavefronts as superpositions of secondary spherical waves emitted from an aperture.
  • 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: Abbe diffraction limit
Triple: [Rayleigh criterion, comparedWith, Abbe diffraction limit]
Generated description
The Abbe diffraction limit is a fundamental principle in optics that defines the smallest detail that can be resolved by an imaging system due to the wave nature of light, setting a lower bound on achievable resolution.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abbe diffraction limit
Target entity description: The Abbe diffraction limit is a fundamental principle in optics that defines the smallest detail that can be resolved by an imaging system due to the wave nature of light, setting a lower bound on achievable resolution.
  • A. Rayleigh criterion
    The Rayleigh criterion is a fundamental limit in optics that defines the minimum angular separation at which two point sources can be distinguished as separate due to diffraction.
  • B. Airy disk
    An Airy disk is the central bright spot in the diffraction pattern formed when light passes through a circular aperture, fundamentally limiting the resolving power of optical systems.
  • C. Fraunhofer diffraction
    Fraunhofer diffraction is the far-field diffraction pattern of waves, typically light, observed when both the source and observation screen are effectively at infinite distance or made so with lenses, producing characteristic interference patterns.
  • D. Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction theory
    Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction theory is a more rigorous scalar diffraction formulation that corrects limitations in Kirchhoff’s approach by using boundary conditions consistent with the wave equation.
  • E. Kirchhoff diffraction theory
    Kirchhoff diffraction theory is a classical wave optics framework that models light propagation and diffraction by treating wavefronts as superpositions of secondary spherical waves emitted from an aperture.
  • 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_69c69f316e50819081a271c85c06f918 completed March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f920540c8190817712db5aa3eeff completed March 27, 2026, 9:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c856e475348190a7c1e9872b513899 completed March 28, 2026, 10:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c857738e6881908abfce108d71efc0 completed March 28, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c857e4a0408190b395389c6221e259 completed March 28, 2026, 10:36 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:51 p.m.