Triple
T10550221
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Langlands |
E248927
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nathan Jacobson
Nathan Jacobson was a prominent American mathematician best known for his influential work in abstract algebra and his widely used graduate-level textbooks.
|
E870217
|
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: Nathan Jacobson | Statement: [Robert Langlands, doctoralAdvisor, Nathan Jacobson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathan Jacobson Context triple: [Robert Langlands, doctoralAdvisor, Nathan Jacobson]
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A.
Irving Tennenbaum
Irving Tennenbaum, better known by his pen name Irving Stone, was an American writer famed for his meticulously researched biographical novels about historical and artistic figures.
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B.
Harold M. Edwards
Harold M. Edwards is an American mathematician and historian of mathematics known for his influential expository works, particularly on number theory and the history of mathematical ideas.
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C.
George W. Mackey
George W. Mackey was an American mathematician known for his influential work in representation theory, ergodic theory, and the foundations of quantum mechanics.
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D.
Reuben Hersh
Reuben Hersh was an American mathematician and philosopher of mathematics known for his humanistic and sociocultural views on the nature of mathematical practice.
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E.
Isadore Soifer
Isadore Soifer, better known as Alex North, was an influential American composer renowned for his groundbreaking film scores, including those for "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Spartacus."
- 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: Nathan Jacobson Triple: [Robert Langlands, doctoralAdvisor, Nathan Jacobson]
Generated description
Nathan Jacobson was a prominent American mathematician best known for his influential work in abstract algebra and his widely used graduate-level textbooks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathan Jacobson Target entity description: Nathan Jacobson was a prominent American mathematician best known for his influential work in abstract algebra and his widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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A.
Irving Tennenbaum
Irving Tennenbaum, better known by his pen name Irving Stone, was an American writer famed for his meticulously researched biographical novels about historical and artistic figures.
-
B.
Harold M. Edwards
Harold M. Edwards is an American mathematician and historian of mathematics known for his influential expository works, particularly on number theory and the history of mathematical ideas.
-
C.
George W. Mackey
George W. Mackey was an American mathematician known for his influential work in representation theory, ergodic theory, and the foundations of quantum mechanics.
-
D.
Reuben Hersh
Reuben Hersh was an American mathematician and philosopher of mathematics known for his humanistic and sociocultural views on the nature of mathematical practice.
-
E.
Isadore Soifer
Isadore Soifer, better known as Alex North, was an influential American composer renowned for his groundbreaking film scores, including those for "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Spartacus."
- 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_69d381c733c08190ab1dd6239f5f34ae |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d526d3e45c819099b360f9cfd3dd50 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d934639b3481908204db41101132c3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d938c8b25c8190bb048053d8668e5c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d939b1844881908c8fbcb9488863f6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:34 p.m.