Triple
T799203
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Donald E. Knuth |
E17089
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Surreal Numbers |
E29943
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Surreal Numbers | Statement: [Donald E. Knuth, notableWork, Surreal Numbers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surreal Numbers Context triple: [Donald E. Knuth, notableWork, Surreal Numbers]
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A.
Surreal numbers
chosen
Surreal numbers are a class of numbers introduced by John H. Conway that form an extensive ordered field encompassing the real numbers, infinite quantities, and infinitesimals within a unified framework.
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B.
On Numbers and Games
On Numbers and Games is a mathematical book by John H. Conway that introduces surreal numbers and explores combinatorial game theory in a rigorous yet playful style.
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C.
Conway’s Game of Sprouts
Conway’s Game of Sprouts is a pencil-and-paper topological game in which players alternately connect dots with lines under simple rules, leading to rich combinatorial and mathematical analysis.
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D.
Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics
Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later writings that critically examines the nature of mathematical truth, proof, and practice from a philosophical and language-centered perspective.
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E.
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays is a multi-volume book on combinatorial game theory that popularizes and systematically explores mathematical games and their underlying structures.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a67f01cca881908c1d230048be1225 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.