Triple
T8520862
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gordon Bell |
E201689
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bell’s Law of Computer Classes
Bell’s Law of Computer Classes is a principle in computer engineering that explains how new, cheaper, and smaller classes of computers emerge roughly every decade, reshaping the computing landscape.
|
E739754
|
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: Bell’s Law of Computer Classes | Statement: [Gordon Bell, notableWork, Bell’s Law of Computer Classes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bell’s Law of Computer Classes Context triple: [Gordon Bell, notableWork, Bell’s Law of Computer Classes]
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A.
The Universal Computer
The Universal Computer is a book by mathematician and logician Martin Davis that traces the history and development of the concept of computation and the universal Turing machine.
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B.
Wirth’s law
Wirth’s law is the observation that software tends to become slower more quickly than hardware becomes faster, often negating the benefits of improved computing performance.
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C.
Moore School Lectures on computing
The Moore School Lectures on computing were a landmark 1946 summer course that introduced many of the foundational concepts of modern electronic digital computers and helped disseminate early computer design principles to a generation of pioneers.
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D.
Koomey's law
Koomey's law is an empirical observation that the energy efficiency of computing—measured as computations per unit of energy—has historically doubled roughly every 1.5 years.
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E.
IBM 1401, A User’s Manual
IBM 1401, A User’s Manual is an ambient/electronic concept album by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson that blends orchestral music with vintage computer sounds inspired by the IBM 1401 mainframe.
- 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: Bell’s Law of Computer Classes Triple: [Gordon Bell, notableWork, Bell’s Law of Computer Classes]
Generated description
Bell’s Law of Computer Classes is a principle in computer engineering that explains how new, cheaper, and smaller classes of computers emerge roughly every decade, reshaping the computing landscape.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bell’s Law of Computer Classes Target entity description: Bell’s Law of Computer Classes is a principle in computer engineering that explains how new, cheaper, and smaller classes of computers emerge roughly every decade, reshaping the computing landscape.
-
A.
The Universal Computer
The Universal Computer is a book by mathematician and logician Martin Davis that traces the history and development of the concept of computation and the universal Turing machine.
-
B.
Wirth’s law
Wirth’s law is the observation that software tends to become slower more quickly than hardware becomes faster, often negating the benefits of improved computing performance.
-
C.
Moore School Lectures on computing
The Moore School Lectures on computing were a landmark 1946 summer course that introduced many of the foundational concepts of modern electronic digital computers and helped disseminate early computer design principles to a generation of pioneers.
-
D.
Koomey's law
Koomey's law is an empirical observation that the energy efficiency of computing—measured as computations per unit of energy—has historically doubled roughly every 1.5 years.
-
E.
IBM 1401, A User’s Manual
IBM 1401, A User’s Manual is an ambient/electronic concept album by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson that blends orchestral music with vintage computer sounds inspired by the IBM 1401 mainframe.
- 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_69ca8321bb44819081b74df0b710276d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe628f8c48190a35201f9fde605cc |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e76dcd08190866fde75cd0ac389 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ffc30e08190b71e941d63d56015 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce54dc664081908ff63ec7f92834d7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:16 p.m.