Triple

T847006
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hendrik Lorentz E18298 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Lorentz ether theory
Lorentz ether theory is a pre-relativistic physical theory that introduced length contraction and time dilation to explain electromagnetic phenomena in a stationary ether, forming a key precursor to Einstein’s special relativity.
E100243 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: Lorentz ether theory | Statement: [Hendrik Lorentz, knownFor, Lorentz ether theory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lorentz ether theory
Context triple: [Hendrik Lorentz, knownFor, Lorentz ether theory]
  • A. Galilean relativity
    Galilean relativity is the classical principle of relativity stating that the laws of mechanics are the same in all inertial frames related by Galilean transformations, assuming absolute time and Euclidean space.
  • B. On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
    "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the special theory of relativity, fundamentally redefining concepts of space, time, and motion in physics.
  • C. Minkowski space-time
    Minkowski space-time is a four-dimensional geometric framework that unifies three-dimensional space and time into a single continuum used to describe events and motion in special relativity.
  • D. A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
    A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field is James Clerk Maxwell’s landmark 1865 paper that mathematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism and introduced what are now known as Maxwell’s equations.
  • E. theory of relativity
    The theory of relativity is a fundamental framework in physics, developed by Albert Einstein, that revolutionized our understanding of space, time, gravity, and motion.
  • 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: Lorentz ether theory
Triple: [Hendrik Lorentz, knownFor, Lorentz ether theory]
Generated description
Lorentz ether theory is a pre-relativistic physical theory that introduced length contraction and time dilation to explain electromagnetic phenomena in a stationary ether, forming a key precursor to Einstein’s special relativity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lorentz ether theory
Target entity description: Lorentz ether theory is a pre-relativistic physical theory that introduced length contraction and time dilation to explain electromagnetic phenomena in a stationary ether, forming a key precursor to Einstein’s special relativity.
  • A. Galilean relativity
    Galilean relativity is the classical principle of relativity stating that the laws of mechanics are the same in all inertial frames related by Galilean transformations, assuming absolute time and Euclidean space.
  • B. On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
    "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the special theory of relativity, fundamentally redefining concepts of space, time, and motion in physics.
  • C. Minkowski space-time
    Minkowski space-time is a four-dimensional geometric framework that unifies three-dimensional space and time into a single continuum used to describe events and motion in special relativity.
  • D. A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
    A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field is James Clerk Maxwell’s landmark 1865 paper that mathematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism and introduced what are now known as Maxwell’s equations.
  • E. theory of relativity
    The theory of relativity is a fundamental framework in physics, developed by Albert Einstein, that revolutionized our understanding of space, time, gravity, and motion.
  • 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_69a4938b04208190b82e1df6b572c548 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ac0ba6b4819089c15ed7e1765502 completed March 1, 2026, 9:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7929e65d08190bcea03f581288cc4 completed March 4, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7937c2ce481908c04e08e2be02985 completed March 4, 2026, 2:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a79761ee34819094a0558ef195d8a0 completed March 4, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.