Triple

T10688490
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Philipp Ludwig von Seidel E251943 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Seidel aberrations
Seidel aberrations are the primary third-order optical aberrations that describe how lens imperfections cause image defects such as blurring, distortion, and coma in optical systems.
E879170 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: Seidel aberrations | Statement: [Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, knownFor, Seidel aberrations]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seidel aberrations
Context triple: [Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, knownFor, Seidel aberrations]
  • A. Airy disk
    An Airy disk is the central bright spot in the diffraction pattern formed when light passes through a circular aperture, fundamentally limiting the resolving power of optical systems.
  • B. Schmidt corrector plate
    A Schmidt corrector plate is a specially shaped aspheric lens used at the entrance of Schmidt-type telescopes to correct spherical aberration and produce a wide, well-corrected field of view.
  • C. Foucault knife-edge test
    The Foucault knife-edge test is an optical testing method used to evaluate the shape and quality of telescope mirrors by analyzing how light is blocked by a moving knife edge at the mirror’s focus.
  • D. Cassegrain focus
    Cassegrain focus is a telescope optical configuration in which light is reflected by a secondary mirror back through a hole in the primary mirror to form a compact, accessible focal point behind the primary.
  • E. Dioptrique
    Dioptrique is a scientific treatise by René Descartes that lays out his pioneering theories on light and optics, including the law of refraction.
  • 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: Seidel aberrations
Triple: [Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, knownFor, Seidel aberrations]
Generated description
Seidel aberrations are the primary third-order optical aberrations that describe how lens imperfections cause image defects such as blurring, distortion, and coma in optical systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seidel aberrations
Target entity description: Seidel aberrations are the primary third-order optical aberrations that describe how lens imperfections cause image defects such as blurring, distortion, and coma in optical systems.
  • A. Airy disk
    An Airy disk is the central bright spot in the diffraction pattern formed when light passes through a circular aperture, fundamentally limiting the resolving power of optical systems.
  • B. Schmidt corrector plate
    A Schmidt corrector plate is a specially shaped aspheric lens used at the entrance of Schmidt-type telescopes to correct spherical aberration and produce a wide, well-corrected field of view.
  • C. Foucault knife-edge test
    The Foucault knife-edge test is an optical testing method used to evaluate the shape and quality of telescope mirrors by analyzing how light is blocked by a moving knife edge at the mirror’s focus.
  • D. Cassegrain focus
    Cassegrain focus is a telescope optical configuration in which light is reflected by a secondary mirror back through a hole in the primary mirror to form a compact, accessible focal point behind the primary.
  • E. Dioptrique
    Dioptrique is a scientific treatise by René Descartes that lays out his pioneering theories on light and optics, including the law of refraction.
  • 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_69d6aa5bd7c08190a816e733b4045c23 completed April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d6fd1aef888190ba92474af3a49e36 completed April 9, 2026, 1:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d9889d1f988190938be54771161b00 completed April 10, 2026, 11:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d98aeb82988190a17b009c74279423 completed April 10, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d98c2aae048190b348e5614ff23f03 completed April 10, 2026, 11:47 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:11 p.m.