Triple

T9838796
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject de Bruijn–Newman constant E239168 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Charles M. Newman
Charles M. Newman is an American mathematician known for his influential work in probability theory and mathematical physics, including contributions related to the de Bruijn–Newman constant.
 E881732 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: Charles M. Newman | Statement: [de Bruijn–Newman constant, namedAfter, Charles M. Newman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Charles M. Newman
Context triple: [de Bruijn–Newman constant, namedAfter, Charles M. Newman]
  • A. James H. Newman
    James H. Newman is a NASA astronaut and physicist who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and helped assemble the International Space Station.
  • B. Joseph M. Newman
    Joseph M. Newman was an American film director and assistant director active in Hollywood’s studio era, known for his work on both major feature films and early science fiction cinema.
  • C. J. F. Newman
    J. F. Newman is a scientist or researcher known for discovering the entity designated VX.
  • D. Murray A. Newman
    Murray A. Newman was a Canadian marine biologist and conservationist best known for establishing and leading the Vancouver Aquarium as a pioneering center for marine research and public education.
  • E. Richard G. Newman
    Richard G. Newman is an American engineer and business executive best known as the founding leader and former CEO of the global infrastructure and engineering firm AECOM.
  • 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: Charles M. Newman
Triple: [de Bruijn–Newman constant, namedAfter, Charles M. Newman]
Generated description
Charles M. Newman is an American mathematician known for his influential work in probability theory and mathematical physics, including contributions related to the de Bruijn–Newman constant.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Charles M. Newman
Target entity description: Charles M. Newman is an American mathematician known for his influential work in probability theory and mathematical physics, including contributions related to the de Bruijn–Newman constant.
  • A. James H. Newman
    James H. Newman is a NASA astronaut and physicist who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and helped assemble the International Space Station.
  • B. Joseph M. Newman
    Joseph M. Newman was an American film director and assistant director active in Hollywood’s studio era, known for his work on both major feature films and early science fiction cinema.
  • C. J. F. Newman
    J. F. Newman is a scientist or researcher known for discovering the entity designated VX.
  • D. Murray A. Newman
    Murray A. Newman was a Canadian marine biologist and conservationist best known for establishing and leading the Vancouver Aquarium as a pioneering center for marine research and public education.
  • E. Richard G. Newman
    Richard G. Newman is an American engineer and business executive best known as the founding leader and former CEO of the global infrastructure and engineering firm AECOM.
  • 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_69ca84e314108190978324a4bdb959f8 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdb34921b881909836ba0f5b42a27b completed April 2, 2026, 12:07 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69dbb6bb34548190aac9d2af05477750 completed April 12, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69dbbb8b0e5c8190afa9aaa134bcebf2 completed April 12, 2026, 3:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69dbbc3ce1008190a16d442a22d45967 completed April 12, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:33 p.m.