Triple
T10352723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ariel Durant |
E243918
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Story of Civilization
The Story of Civilization is an eleven-volume historical series by Will and Ariel Durant that surveys the history of Western civilization from ancient times to the early 19th century.
|
E856985
|
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: The Story of Civilization | Statement: [Ariel Durant, notableWork, The Story of Civilization]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of Civilization Context triple: [Ariel Durant, notableWork, The Story of Civilization]
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A.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
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B.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
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C.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.
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D.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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E.
Geschichte des Altertums
Geschichte des Altertums is a multi-volume scholarly history of the ancient world by German historian Eduard Meyer, renowned for its comprehensive and systematic treatment of ancient civilizations.
- 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: The Story of Civilization Triple: [Ariel Durant, notableWork, The Story of Civilization]
Generated description
The Story of Civilization is an eleven-volume historical series by Will and Ariel Durant that surveys the history of Western civilization from ancient times to the early 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of Civilization Target entity description: The Story of Civilization is an eleven-volume historical series by Will and Ariel Durant that surveys the history of Western civilization from ancient times to the early 19th century.
-
A.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
-
B.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
-
C.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.
-
D.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
-
E.
Geschichte des Altertums
Geschichte des Altertums is a multi-volume scholarly history of the ancient world by German historian Eduard Meyer, renowned for its comprehensive and systematic treatment of ancient civilizations.
- 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_69d381b22b8c8190aaed476be5f872a9 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4e949b8e88190ad933399323aed73 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 11:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d7509c50d48190a567d9613a062efc |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d75133588c819093af59327b951cd7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d751d94a7081909fbe78fb6f76aef5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:57 a.m.