Triple
T81575
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert H. MacArthur |
E1638
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert May
Robert May was a prominent theoretical ecologist and mathematical biologist known for his influential work on population dynamics and the application of chaos theory to ecology.
|
E11183
|
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: Robert May | Statement: [Robert H. MacArthur, influenced, Robert May]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert May Context triple: [Robert H. MacArthur, influenced, Robert May]
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A.
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt was an American physicist and academic who co-founded the influential scientific journal Physical Review and helped shape early 20th-century physics research in the United States.
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B.
Philip Vian
Philip Vian was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral known for his aggressive leadership in destroyer actions and key naval engagements during the Second World War.
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C.
Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
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D.
H. Bates Peacock
H. Bates Peacock was a founder of Geophysical Service Incorporated, an early geophysical exploration company that later evolved into part of Texas Instruments.
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E.
P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse was an English author celebrated for his witty, farcical comic novels and stories, particularly those featuring Jeeves and Wooster.
- 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: Robert May Triple: [Robert H. MacArthur, influenced, Robert May]
Generated description
Robert May was a prominent theoretical ecologist and mathematical biologist known for his influential work on population dynamics and the application of chaos theory to ecology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert May Target entity description: Robert May was a prominent theoretical ecologist and mathematical biologist known for his influential work on population dynamics and the application of chaos theory to ecology.
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A.
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt was an American physicist and academic who co-founded the influential scientific journal Physical Review and helped shape early 20th-century physics research in the United States.
-
B.
Philip Vian
Philip Vian was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral known for his aggressive leadership in destroyer actions and key naval engagements during the Second World War.
-
C.
Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
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D.
H. Bates Peacock
H. Bates Peacock was a founder of Geophysical Service Incorporated, an early geophysical exploration company that later evolved into part of Texas Instruments.
-
E.
P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse was an English author celebrated for his witty, farcical comic novels and stories, particularly those featuring Jeeves and Wooster.
- 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_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f367b208190a69f5b76d6ae0496 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a27c0147d481909c62cd45c8079519 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a27c81e0d481909029bbe7b9c04ab0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a27cf9cc6c8190b8e666ea21c331f2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:28 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.