Triple

T10183134
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert K. Merton E236835 entity
Predicate coinedTerm P118 FINISHED
Object Matthew effect
The Matthew effect is a sociological concept describing how individuals or groups who already possess advantages tend to accumulate more benefits over time, while those with fewer resources fall further behind.
E846491 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: Matthew effect | Statement: [Robert K. Merton, coinedTerm, Matthew effect]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew effect
Context triple: [Robert K. Merton, coinedTerm, Matthew effect]
  • A. Rubin–Ford effect
    The Rubin–Ford effect is an observed large-scale motion of galaxies relative to the cosmic microwave background that provided early evidence for peculiar velocities and inhomogeneities in the universe’s expansion.
  • B. Lusser's law
    Lusser's law is a reliability engineering principle that states the overall reliability of a system is the product of the reliabilities of its individual components, highlighting how system reliability decreases as more components are added in series.
  • C. Pareto principle
    The Pareto principle is an economic and management concept stating that roughly 80% of effects come from 20% of causes, often used to prioritize efforts and resources.
  • D. Aitken’s Law
    Aitken’s Law is a phonological rule in Scots and Scottish English that governs when vowels are pronounced long or short depending on their phonetic and morphological environment.
  • E. Law of the Maximum
    The Law of the Maximum was a French Revolutionary price-control measure that fixed maximum prices on essential goods to curb inflation and protect the urban poor.
  • 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: Matthew effect
Triple: [Robert K. Merton, coinedTerm, Matthew effect]
Generated description
The Matthew effect is a sociological concept describing how individuals or groups who already possess advantages tend to accumulate more benefits over time, while those with fewer resources fall further behind.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew effect
Target entity description: The Matthew effect is a sociological concept describing how individuals or groups who already possess advantages tend to accumulate more benefits over time, while those with fewer resources fall further behind.
  • A. Rubin–Ford effect
    The Rubin–Ford effect is an observed large-scale motion of galaxies relative to the cosmic microwave background that provided early evidence for peculiar velocities and inhomogeneities in the universe’s expansion.
  • B. Lusser's law
    Lusser's law is a reliability engineering principle that states the overall reliability of a system is the product of the reliabilities of its individual components, highlighting how system reliability decreases as more components are added in series.
  • C. Pareto principle
    The Pareto principle is an economic and management concept stating that roughly 80% of effects come from 20% of causes, often used to prioritize efforts and resources.
  • D. Aitken’s Law
    Aitken’s Law is a phonological rule in Scots and Scottish English that governs when vowels are pronounced long or short depending on their phonetic and morphological environment.
  • E. Law of the Maximum
    The Law of the Maximum was a French Revolutionary price-control measure that fixed maximum prices on essential goods to curb inflation and protect the urban poor.
  • 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_69ca84d7260c8190bfbec36762943f37 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cded3408b88190a7d981a6dcea48d9 completed April 2, 2026, 4:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d3179b9de88190ba3beb7d6dbf7ad3 completed April 6, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d318d099648190a42fffec876711dd completed April 6, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d3194331c481909b8ef2dead8ed105 completed April 6, 2026, 2:24 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:12 p.m.