Triple

T10830416
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kirkwood E255602 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object R. K. Kirkwood
R. K. Kirkwood is a physicist known for his contributions to plasma physics and high-energy-density science.
E896495 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: R. K. Kirkwood | Statement: [Kirkwood, hasNotableBearer, R. K. Kirkwood]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. K. Kirkwood
Context triple: [Kirkwood, hasNotableBearer, R. K. Kirkwood]
  • A. John Gamble Kirkwood
    John Gamble Kirkwood was an influential American theoretical chemist and physicist known for his foundational contributions to statistical mechanics and the theory of liquids.
  • B. R. K. Pierson
    R. K. Pierson was a British aeronautical engineer best known for designing the Vickers Wellington bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
  • C. Norman Z. McLeod
    Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
  • D. Robert N. Davoren
    Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
  • E. David S. Mathewson
    David S. Mathewson was an Australian radio astronomer known for his pioneering work on the structure and dynamics of nearby galaxies and intergalactic gas.
  • 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: R. K. Kirkwood
Triple: [Kirkwood, hasNotableBearer, R. K. Kirkwood]
Generated description
R. K. Kirkwood is a physicist known for his contributions to plasma physics and high-energy-density science.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. K. Kirkwood
Target entity description: R. K. Kirkwood is a physicist known for his contributions to plasma physics and high-energy-density science.
  • A. John Gamble Kirkwood
    John Gamble Kirkwood was an influential American theoretical chemist and physicist known for his foundational contributions to statistical mechanics and the theory of liquids.
  • B. R. K. Pierson
    R. K. Pierson was a British aeronautical engineer best known for designing the Vickers Wellington bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
  • C. Norman Z. McLeod
    Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
  • D. Robert N. Davoren
    Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
  • E. David S. Mathewson
    David S. Mathewson was an Australian radio astronomer known for his pioneering work on the structure and dynamics of nearby galaxies and intergalactic gas.
  • 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_69d6aa8081448190a9324184f2bd1c26 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d74420fa188190b5b3c59e1a9f551d completed April 9, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e2d6c077608190822d66b23866f5eb completed April 18, 2026, 12:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e2ff1ddd2c8190b31f5007f7492a4e completed April 18, 2026, 3:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e3260494bc81909e3dd4829697fb72 completed April 18, 2026, 6:34 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:19 p.m.