Triple
T10881168
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Peter Lax |
E256920
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kurt O. Friedrichs
Kurt O. Friedrichs was a German-American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in partial differential equations and applied mathematics, and as an influential professor at New York University.
|
E890448
|
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: Kurt O. Friedrichs | Statement: [Peter Lax, doctoralAdvisor, Kurt O. Friedrichs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurt O. Friedrichs Context triple: [Peter Lax, doctoralAdvisor, Kurt O. Friedrichs]
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A.
Helmut Weinert
Helmut Weinert is a relatively obscure individual about whom no widely known public or historical information is readily available.
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B.
Kurt Symanzik
Kurt Symanzik was a German theoretical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to quantum field theory and renormalization.
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C.
Pascual Jordan
Pascual Jordan was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, particularly through his work on matrix mechanics and canonical quantization.
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D.
Victor F. Weisskopf
Victor F. Weisskopf was an Austrian-American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics, his leadership at CERN and MIT, and his influential role in science education and public advocacy.
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E.
Theodor Estermann
Theodor Estermann was a German-British mathematician known for his contributions to analytic number theory and his work on the distribution of prime numbers.
- 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: Kurt O. Friedrichs Triple: [Peter Lax, doctoralAdvisor, Kurt O. Friedrichs]
Generated description
Kurt O. Friedrichs was a German-American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in partial differential equations and applied mathematics, and as an influential professor at New York University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurt O. Friedrichs Target entity description: Kurt O. Friedrichs was a German-American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in partial differential equations and applied mathematics, and as an influential professor at New York University.
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A.
Helmut Weinert
Helmut Weinert is a relatively obscure individual about whom no widely known public or historical information is readily available.
-
B.
Kurt Symanzik
Kurt Symanzik was a German theoretical physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to quantum field theory and renormalization.
-
C.
Pascual Jordan
Pascual Jordan was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, particularly through his work on matrix mechanics and canonical quantization.
-
D.
Victor F. Weisskopf
Victor F. Weisskopf was an Austrian-American theoretical physicist renowned for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics, his leadership at CERN and MIT, and his influential role in science education and public advocacy.
-
E.
Theodor Estermann
Theodor Estermann was a German-British mathematician known for his contributions to analytic number theory and his work on the distribution of prime numbers.
- 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_69d6aa848804819081b2713ca0bedf06 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d751b031a88190b1182dfc1f520264 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69dff7e479cc81909fb8510364d6fc0e |
completed | April 15, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e002709d38819099c4402d30824612 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e005873ba48190b8c24c77611562fa |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:21 p.m.