Triple

T10462058
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Selberg sieve E246699 entity
Predicate usesConcept P531 FINISHED
Object Möbius function
The Möbius function is a multiplicative arithmetic function in number theory that assigns values based on the prime factorization of integers and plays a central role in inversion formulas and the study of prime distribution.
E865102 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: Möbius function | Statement: [Selberg sieve, usesConcept, Möbius function]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Möbius function
Context triple: [Selberg sieve, usesConcept, Möbius function]
  • A. Liouville function
    The Liouville function is a completely multiplicative arithmetic function that assigns values based on the parity of the total number of prime factors of an integer, playing a key role in analytic number theory and the study of prime distribution.
  • B. Dirichlet convolution
    Dirichlet convolution is a binary operation on arithmetic functions that combines them via summation over divisors and plays a central role in multiplicative number theory and Dirichlet series.
  • C. Chebyshev functions
    Chebyshev functions are arithmetic functions in number theory that encode information about the distribution of prime numbers and play a key role in analytic approaches to the prime number theorem.
  • D. Euler’s totient function φ(n)
    Euler’s totient function φ(n) is a fundamental arithmetic function in number theory that counts the positive integers up to n that are relatively prime to n and plays a key role in topics such as modular arithmetic and cryptography.
  • E. Riemann zeta function
    The Riemann zeta function is a complex-valued function central to analytic number theory, whose properties—especially the distribution of its zeros—are deeply connected to the distribution of prime numbers.
  • 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: Möbius function
Triple: [Selberg sieve, usesConcept, Möbius function]
Generated description
The Möbius function is a multiplicative arithmetic function in number theory that assigns values based on the prime factorization of integers and plays a central role in inversion formulas and the study of prime distribution.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Möbius function
Target entity description: The Möbius function is a multiplicative arithmetic function in number theory that assigns values based on the prime factorization of integers and plays a central role in inversion formulas and the study of prime distribution.
  • A. Liouville function
    The Liouville function is a completely multiplicative arithmetic function that assigns values based on the parity of the total number of prime factors of an integer, playing a key role in analytic number theory and the study of prime distribution.
  • B. Dirichlet convolution
    Dirichlet convolution is a binary operation on arithmetic functions that combines them via summation over divisors and plays a central role in multiplicative number theory and Dirichlet series.
  • C. Chebyshev functions
    Chebyshev functions are arithmetic functions in number theory that encode information about the distribution of prime numbers and play a key role in analytic approaches to the prime number theorem.
  • D. Euler’s totient function φ(n)
    Euler’s totient function φ(n) is a fundamental arithmetic function in number theory that counts the positive integers up to n that are relatively prime to n and plays a key role in topics such as modular arithmetic and cryptography.
  • E. Riemann zeta function
    The Riemann zeta function is a complex-valued function central to analytic number theory, whose properties—especially the distribution of its zeros—are deeply connected to the distribution of prime numbers.
  • 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_69d381c16c248190a2fe5b471e584e9c completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d50884fac48190af22e181b1492557 completed April 7, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d89fcc84b48190a39de0d9b9111ebd completed April 10, 2026, 6:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d8a1656b348190ba932d03402d6a4d completed April 10, 2026, 7:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d8a2b82bb48190899f37a967fef444 completed April 10, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:19 p.m.