Triple

T9683896
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Theodor Estermann E234355 entity
Predicate notableStudent P4838 FINISHED
Object Heini Halberstam
Heini Halberstam was a British mathematician renowned for his contributions to analytic number theory, particularly in the study of prime numbers and sieve methods.
E637295 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: Heini Halberstam | Statement: [Theodor Estermann, notableStudent, Heini Halberstam]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heini Halberstam
Context triple: [Theodor Estermann, notableStudent, Heini Halberstam]
  • A. Heilbronn Halberstam
    Heilbronn–Halberstam refers to a result in analytic number theory, associated with Hans Heilbronn and H. Halberstam, concerning the distribution of prime numbers in arithmetic progressions.
  • B. M. L. Rosenthal
    M. L. Rosenthal was an influential American literary critic and poet best known for introducing and defining the concept of "confessional" poetry in modern literature.
  • C. Charles Schoenbaum
    Charles Schoenbaum was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films during the mid-20th century.
  • D. Bennett Yellin
    Bennett Yellin is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the hit comedy film "Dumb and Dumber."
  • E. Leslie Greif
    Leslie Greif is an American television producer and director best known for creating and producing popular series and miniseries across action, drama, and true-crime genres.
  • 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: Heini Halberstam
Triple: [Theodor Estermann, notableStudent, Heini Halberstam]
Generated description
Heini Halberstam was a British mathematician renowned for his contributions to analytic number theory, particularly in the study of prime numbers and sieve methods.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heini Halberstam
Target entity description: Heini Halberstam was a British mathematician renowned for his contributions to analytic number theory, particularly in the study of prime numbers and sieve methods.
  • A. Heilbronn Halberstam chosen
    Heilbronn–Halberstam refers to a result in analytic number theory, associated with Hans Heilbronn and H. Halberstam, concerning the distribution of prime numbers in arithmetic progressions.
  • B. M. L. Rosenthal
    M. L. Rosenthal was an influential American literary critic and poet best known for introducing and defining the concept of "confessional" poetry in modern literature.
  • C. Charles Schoenbaum
    Charles Schoenbaum was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films during the mid-20th century.
  • D. Bennett Yellin
    Bennett Yellin is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the hit comedy film "Dumb and Dumber."
  • E. Leslie Greif
    Leslie Greif is an American television producer and director best known for creating and producing popular series and miniseries across action, drama, and true-crime genres.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca84c99e34819092e5563a7106cfca completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9ccf21a08190a1302b933b9e50be completed April 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d19106e67881909505287620d2f781 completed April 4, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d19375fd8481909620e8e68d73ec17 completed April 4, 2026, 10:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d19416efd48190865d0178e5e893fa completed April 4, 2026, 10:43 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:16 p.m.