Triple

T787816
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mark Kac E16842 entity
Predicate hasPublication P80 FINISHED
Object Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography
Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography is the memoir of mathematician Mark Kac, reflecting on his life, career, and contributions to probability theory and mathematical physics.
E92912 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: Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography | Statement: [Mark Kac, hasPublication, Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography
Context triple: [Mark Kac, hasPublication, Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography]
  • A. The Man Who Cheated Himself
    The Man Who Cheated Himself is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt, known for its tale of a veteran homicide detective who becomes entangled in a murder cover-up.
  • B. A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life
    "A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life" is a memoir by former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, recounting his journey from a challenging childhood on Chicago’s South Side to political leadership and public service.
  • C. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
    Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! is a popular autobiographical collection of humorous and insightful anecdotes by physicist Richard Feynman, showcasing his curious, irreverent approach to science and life.
  • D. How to Win the Nobel Prize: An Unexpected Life in Science
    "How to Win the Nobel Prize: An Unexpected Life in Science" is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist J. Michael Bishop that recounts his unconventional journey in biomedical research and offers insights into the nature of scientific discovery.
  • E. The Roving Mind
    The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
  • 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: Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography
Triple: [Mark Kac, hasPublication, Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography]
Generated description
Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography is the memoir of mathematician Mark Kac, reflecting on his life, career, and contributions to probability theory and mathematical physics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography
Target entity description: Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography is the memoir of mathematician Mark Kac, reflecting on his life, career, and contributions to probability theory and mathematical physics.
  • A. The Man Who Cheated Himself
    The Man Who Cheated Himself is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt, known for its tale of a veteran homicide detective who becomes entangled in a murder cover-up.
  • B. A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life
    "A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life" is a memoir by former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, recounting his journey from a challenging childhood on Chicago’s South Side to political leadership and public service.
  • C. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
    Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! is a popular autobiographical collection of humorous and insightful anecdotes by physicist Richard Feynman, showcasing his curious, irreverent approach to science and life.
  • D. How to Win the Nobel Prize: An Unexpected Life in Science
    "How to Win the Nobel Prize: An Unexpected Life in Science" is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist J. Michael Bishop that recounts his unconventional journey in biomedical research and offers insights into the nature of scientific discovery.
  • E. The Roving Mind
    The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
  • 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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a78171908190a38a70274bfbebf9 completed March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a6733e47148190bad0ac71cf45dd85 completed March 3, 2026, 5:35 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a673afbd308190863aea2ff0f650cb completed March 3, 2026, 5:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a6743f50d0819089885836b9668466 completed March 3, 2026, 5:40 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.