Triple

T798231
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Robert Schrieffer E17069 entity
Predicate notableStudent P4838 FINISHED
Object James S. Langer
James S. Langer is an American theoretical physicist known for his work on phase transitions, pattern formation, and the dynamics of nonequilibrium systems.
E96414 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: James S. Langer | Statement: [John Robert Schrieffer, notableStudent, James S. Langer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James S. Langer
Context triple: [John Robert Schrieffer, notableStudent, James S. Langer]
  • A. Robert G. Heft
    Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
  • B. Arthur D. Levinson
    Arthur D. Levinson is an American biochemist and business executive best known as the longtime CEO of Genentech and the chairman of Apple Inc.'s board of directors.
  • C. Urie McCleary
    Urie McCleary was an American art director and production designer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films in the mid-20th century.
  • D. W. Craig Jelinek
    W. Craig Jelinek is an American business executive best known for serving as the CEO of Costco Wholesale Corporation.
  • E. Michael P. Brenner
    Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
  • 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: James S. Langer
Triple: [John Robert Schrieffer, notableStudent, James S. Langer]
Generated description
James S. Langer is an American theoretical physicist known for his work on phase transitions, pattern formation, and the dynamics of nonequilibrium systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James S. Langer
Target entity description: James S. Langer is an American theoretical physicist known for his work on phase transitions, pattern formation, and the dynamics of nonequilibrium systems.
  • A. Robert G. Heft
    Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
  • B. Arthur D. Levinson
    Arthur D. Levinson is an American biochemist and business executive best known as the longtime CEO of Genentech and the chairman of Apple Inc.'s board of directors.
  • C. Urie McCleary
    Urie McCleary was an American art director and production designer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films in the mid-20th century.
  • D. W. Craig Jelinek
    W. Craig Jelinek is an American business executive best known for serving as the CEO of Costco Wholesale Corporation.
  • E. Michael P. Brenner
    Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
  • 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_69a49378b9c48190adbf5f62e5b7aca1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a7b4d9548190aad5fdf1211cf8cd completed March 1, 2026, 8:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a76d7fba6c819097d8e2d962d0241f completed March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a783814b188190b449cd191667f1a1 completed March 4, 2026, 12:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7840593988190b6882b456f0eea41 completed March 4, 2026, 12:59 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.