Triple

T987385
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zellig Harris E21308 entity
Predicate notableIdea P4 FINISHED
Object operator grammar
Operator grammar is a formal linguistic framework developed by Zellig Harris that analyzes sentence structure through algebraic-like operations on strings rather than traditional phrase-structure rules.
E116654 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: operator grammar | Statement: [Zellig Harris, notableIdea, operator grammar]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: operator grammar
Context triple: [Zellig Harris, notableIdea, operator grammar]
  • A. General and Rational Grammar
    General and Rational Grammar is a 17th-century French linguistic treatise from the Port-Royal school that seeks to explain the universal, rational principles underlying all human languages.
  • B. shunting-yard algorithm
    The shunting-yard algorithm is a method for parsing mathematical expressions and converting infix notation to postfix (or prefix) form using a stack-based procedure.
  • C. Chomsky hierarchy
    The Chomsky hierarchy is a classification of formal grammars into four types that correspond to increasing levels of generative power and computational complexity in formal language theory.
  • D. APL
    APL is a widely cited peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of significant new research in applied physics.
  • E. Algol 68C
    Algol 68C is a compiler implementation of the Algol 68 programming language, designed to translate its advanced structured constructs into executable machine code.
  • 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: operator grammar
Triple: [Zellig Harris, notableIdea, operator grammar]
Generated description
Operator grammar is a formal linguistic framework developed by Zellig Harris that analyzes sentence structure through algebraic-like operations on strings rather than traditional phrase-structure rules.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: operator grammar
Target entity description: Operator grammar is a formal linguistic framework developed by Zellig Harris that analyzes sentence structure through algebraic-like operations on strings rather than traditional phrase-structure rules.
  • A. General and Rational Grammar
    General and Rational Grammar is a 17th-century French linguistic treatise from the Port-Royal school that seeks to explain the universal, rational principles underlying all human languages.
  • B. shunting-yard algorithm
    The shunting-yard algorithm is a method for parsing mathematical expressions and converting infix notation to postfix (or prefix) form using a stack-based procedure.
  • C. Chomsky hierarchy
    The Chomsky hierarchy is a classification of formal grammars into four types that correspond to increasing levels of generative power and computational complexity in formal language theory.
  • D. APL
    APL is a widely cited peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of significant new research in applied physics.
  • E. Algol 68C
    Algol 68C is a compiler implementation of the Algol 68 programming language, designed to translate its advanced structured constructs into executable machine code.
  • 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_69a493c383dc8190a03257f22d4b4183 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b4a7754c8190a10ba0587bd8323d completed March 1, 2026, 9:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac1ce5c0d48190ab023cec30b2c25a completed March 7, 2026, 12:41 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac20a7f47c8190b765cde3c6fbe1f8 completed March 7, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac21640a8c8190820a1b34a7d5c895 completed March 7, 2026, 1 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.