Triple
T10388547
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Witten |
E244830
|
entity |
| Predicate | fieldOfWork |
P3
|
FINISHED |
| Object | M-theory |
E206131
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: M-theory | Statement: [Edward Witten, fieldOfWork, M-theory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M-theory Context triple: [Edward Witten, fieldOfWork, M-theory]
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A.
M-theory
chosen
M-theory is a proposed unifying framework in theoretical physics that generalizes string theories into an eleven-dimensional model aiming to reconcile quantum mechanics with gravity.
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B.
string theory
String theory is a theoretical framework in physics that models fundamental particles as one-dimensional vibrating strings in an attempt to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity.
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C.
Type IIA string theory
Type IIA string theory is a ten-dimensional supersymmetric string theory featuring non-chiral (left-right symmetric) fermions and D-branes, and is realized as a low-energy limit or compactification of M-theory.
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D.
Type I string theory
Type I string theory is a ten-dimensional supersymmetric string theory featuring both open and closed strings with SO(32) gauge symmetry and unoriented world-sheets.
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E.
M2-branes
M2-branes are two-dimensional membrane-like objects in M-theory that generalize strings and play a central role in the nonperturbative structure of the theory.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d381b5116081908d85227bab6d3c0c |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4e9a59d688190b1da1ea0ed48fafa |
completed | April 7, 2026, 11:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d795b2423c8190a7c0e9b6fcbcc6db |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:05 p.m.