Triple

T10462078
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Selberg sieve E246699 entity
Predicate contrastedWith P278 FINISHED
Object Brun combinatorial sieve
The Brun combinatorial sieve is a classical number-theoretic sieving method, developed by Viggo Brun, that uses combinatorial techniques to estimate the distribution of integers free of small prime factors and was historically applied to problems like twin primes.
E865105 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: Brun combinatorial sieve | Statement: [Selberg sieve, contrastedWith, Brun combinatorial sieve]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brun combinatorial sieve
Context triple: [Selberg sieve, contrastedWith, Brun combinatorial sieve]
  • A. Selberg sieve
    The Selberg sieve is a powerful analytic number theory method developed by Atle Selberg for estimating the size of sets of integers filtered by divisibility conditions, particularly in the study of prime numbers.
  • B. Selberg–Delange method results
    Selberg–Delange method results are asymptotic formulas in analytic number theory that precisely describe the average order and distribution of multiplicative arithmetic functions using complex-analytic techniques.
  • C. Hardy–Littlewood circle method
    The Hardy–Littlewood circle method is a powerful analytic number theory technique that uses complex analysis and Fourier series to study additive problems such as Waring’s problem and the Goldbach conjecture.
  • D. Turán–Kubilius inequality
    The Turán–Kubilius inequality is a fundamental result in probabilistic number theory that provides bounds on the distribution of additive arithmetic functions.
  • E. Dirichlet hyperbola method
    The Dirichlet hyperbola method is a technique in analytic number theory used to estimate sums of arithmetic functions by splitting double sums along a hyperbola to obtain asymptotic formulas.
  • 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: Brun combinatorial sieve
Triple: [Selberg sieve, contrastedWith, Brun combinatorial sieve]
Generated description
The Brun combinatorial sieve is a classical number-theoretic sieving method, developed by Viggo Brun, that uses combinatorial techniques to estimate the distribution of integers free of small prime factors and was historically applied to problems like twin primes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brun combinatorial sieve
Target entity description: The Brun combinatorial sieve is a classical number-theoretic sieving method, developed by Viggo Brun, that uses combinatorial techniques to estimate the distribution of integers free of small prime factors and was historically applied to problems like twin primes.
  • A. Selberg sieve
    The Selberg sieve is a powerful analytic number theory method developed by Atle Selberg for estimating the size of sets of integers filtered by divisibility conditions, particularly in the study of prime numbers.
  • B. Selberg–Delange method results
    Selberg–Delange method results are asymptotic formulas in analytic number theory that precisely describe the average order and distribution of multiplicative arithmetic functions using complex-analytic techniques.
  • C. Hardy–Littlewood circle method
    The Hardy–Littlewood circle method is a powerful analytic number theory technique that uses complex analysis and Fourier series to study additive problems such as Waring’s problem and the Goldbach conjecture.
  • D. Turán–Kubilius inequality
    The Turán–Kubilius inequality is a fundamental result in probabilistic number theory that provides bounds on the distribution of additive arithmetic functions.
  • E. Dirichlet hyperbola method
    The Dirichlet hyperbola method is a technique in analytic number theory used to estimate sums of arithmetic functions by splitting double sums along a hyperbola to obtain asymptotic formulas.
  • 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.