Triple

T8505960
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Martin Gardner bibliography E201331 entity
Predicate relatedTo P37 FINISHED
Object The Colossal Book of Mathematics
The Colossal Book of Mathematics is a popular anthology by Martin Gardner that collects many of his most engaging recreational mathematics essays, puzzles, and explorations for a general audience.
E739396 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: The Colossal Book of Mathematics | Statement: [Martin Gardner bibliography, relatedTo, The Colossal Book of Mathematics]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Colossal Book of Mathematics
Context triple: [Martin Gardner bibliography, relatedTo, The Colossal Book of Mathematics]
  • A. Mathematical Circus
    Mathematical Circus is a popular collection of recreational mathematics puzzles and essays by Martin Gardner, showcasing his playful and insightful approach to mathematical curiosities.
  • B. Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements
    Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements is a collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays exploring puzzles, games, and mathematical curiosities.
  • C. Mathematical Carnival
    Mathematical Carnival is a popular collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays, featuring puzzles, paradoxes, and mathematical curiosities originally presented in his Scientific American column.
  • D. Mathematical Amusements
    "Mathematical Amusements" refers to engaging puzzles, curiosities, and recreational problems that use mathematical ideas for entertainment and exploration rather than formal study.
  • E. Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
    Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities is a popular science book that presents an entertaining collection of mathematical puzzles, paradoxes, anecdotes, and surprising facts aimed at a general audience.
  • 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: The Colossal Book of Mathematics
Triple: [Martin Gardner bibliography, relatedTo, The Colossal Book of Mathematics]
Generated description
The Colossal Book of Mathematics is a popular anthology by Martin Gardner that collects many of his most engaging recreational mathematics essays, puzzles, and explorations for a general audience.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Colossal Book of Mathematics
Target entity description: The Colossal Book of Mathematics is a popular anthology by Martin Gardner that collects many of his most engaging recreational mathematics essays, puzzles, and explorations for a general audience.
  • A. Mathematical Circus
    Mathematical Circus is a popular collection of recreational mathematics puzzles and essays by Martin Gardner, showcasing his playful and insightful approach to mathematical curiosities.
  • B. Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements
    Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements is a collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays exploring puzzles, games, and mathematical curiosities.
  • C. Mathematical Carnival
    Mathematical Carnival is a popular collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays, featuring puzzles, paradoxes, and mathematical curiosities originally presented in his Scientific American column.
  • D. Mathematical Amusements
    "Mathematical Amusements" refers to engaging puzzles, curiosities, and recreational problems that use mathematical ideas for entertainment and exploration rather than formal study.
  • E. Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
    Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities is a popular science book that presents an entertaining collection of mathematical puzzles, paradoxes, anecdotes, and surprising facts aimed at a general audience.
  • 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_69ca831fe47c8190b5c57b456d2aefa0 completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe5db51e4819098dde316e87e8b0d completed March 31, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce4e3037e4819090677c7dc607e8f2 completed April 2, 2026, 11:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce4ff88ff48190a5641635187a9e4f completed April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce50fd3150819097562093bee78a6d completed April 2, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:14 p.m.