Triple

T10756820
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edwin E. Salpeter E253716 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Salpeter initial mass function E253717 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (2 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: Salpeter initial mass function | Statement: [Edwin E. Salpeter, notableWork, Salpeter initial mass function]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Salpeter initial mass function
Context triple: [Edwin E. Salpeter, notableWork, Salpeter initial mass function]
  • A. Salpeter initial mass function chosen
    The Salpeter initial mass function is a foundational mathematical description in astrophysics that specifies how many stars of different masses form in a given stellar population, characterized by a power-law distribution favoring low-mass stars.
  • B. Chabrier initial mass function
    The Chabrier initial mass function is a widely used model in astrophysics that describes the distribution of stellar masses at birth, particularly improving the representation of low-mass stars compared to earlier formulations.
  • C. Salpeter
    Salpeter is a surname most notably associated with astrophysicist Edwin E. Salpeter, known for his pioneering work on stellar evolution and the initial mass function of stars.
  • D. Structure and Evolution of the Stars
    Structure and Evolution of the Stars is a classic astrophysics textbook by Martin Schwarzschild that systematically develops the theory of stellar interiors and their life cycles.
  • E. The Internal Constitution of the Stars
    The Internal Constitution of the Stars is Arthur Eddington’s landmark 1926 astrophysics treatise that laid the foundations for the modern theory of stellar structure and evolution.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 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_69d6aa5f54f4819082d0bbcb6f8797e6 completed April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d72e9fded88190940df48344fc368e completed April 9, 2026, 4:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69de55bb98ec8190914031643c1c7a97 completed April 14, 2026, 2:56 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:15 p.m.