Triple

T10511398
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics E247922 entity
Predicate relatedTo P37 FINISHED
Object Carnot theorem
Carnot theorem is a fundamental result in thermodynamics stating that no heat engine operating between two given temperatures can be more efficient than a reversible (Carnot) engine, and all reversible engines between those temperatures have the same efficiency.
E267412 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: Carnot theorem | Statement: [Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics, relatedTo, Carnot theorem]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carnot theorem
Context triple: [Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics, relatedTo, Carnot theorem]
  • A. Carnot efficiency
    Carnot efficiency is the theoretical maximum efficiency that any heat engine can achieve when operating between two temperatures, serving as a fundamental limit in thermodynamics.
  • B. Clausius theorem
    The Clausius theorem is a fundamental result in thermodynamics that formalizes the second law by relating the cyclic integral of heat transfer over temperature to entropy, showing that this quantity is always less than or equal to zero for any cyclic process.
  • C. Carnot cycle
    The Carnot cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle that defines the maximum possible efficiency any heat engine can achieve when operating between two temperature reservoirs.
  • D. Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics
    The Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics asserts that it is impossible to construct a cyclic heat engine that converts all absorbed heat from a single reservoir entirely into work without any other effect.
  • E. Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics
    The Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics asserts that heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder body to a hotter body without external work being performed.
  • 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: Carnot theorem
Triple: [Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics, relatedTo, Carnot theorem]
Generated description
Carnot theorem is a fundamental result in thermodynamics stating that no heat engine operating between two given temperatures can be more efficient than a reversible (Carnot) engine, and all reversible engines between those temperatures have the same efficiency.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carnot theorem
Target entity description: Carnot theorem is a fundamental result in thermodynamics stating that no heat engine operating between two given temperatures can be more efficient than a reversible (Carnot) engine, and all reversible engines between those temperatures have the same efficiency.
  • A. Carnot efficiency chosen
    Carnot efficiency is the theoretical maximum efficiency that any heat engine can achieve when operating between two temperatures, serving as a fundamental limit in thermodynamics.
  • B. Clausius theorem
    The Clausius theorem is a fundamental result in thermodynamics that formalizes the second law by relating the cyclic integral of heat transfer over temperature to entropy, showing that this quantity is always less than or equal to zero for any cyclic process.
  • C. Carnot cycle
    The Carnot cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle that defines the maximum possible efficiency any heat engine can achieve when operating between two temperature reservoirs.
  • D. Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics
    The Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics asserts that it is impossible to construct a cyclic heat engine that converts all absorbed heat from a single reservoir entirely into work without any other effect.
  • E. Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics
    The Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics asserts that heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder body to a hotter body without external work being performed.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d381c4aa948190942e1d803143fb0e completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d509b5fcb8819087a23a2b26aecd70 completed April 7, 2026, 1:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d8dcf65f808190993dbacde2df20eb completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d8e8ca94508190a2a6beca7f01fbd8 completed April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d9020bce488190b78e555cdd5caec4 completed April 10, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:27 p.m.