Triple
T10991425
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Simpson's rule |
E259761
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Simpson
Thomas Simpson was an 18th-century English mathematician best known for his contributions to numerical analysis and interpolation, including the development of Simpson's rule for approximating definite integrals.
|
E898475
|
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: Thomas Simpson | Statement: [Simpson's rule, namedAfter, Thomas Simpson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Simpson Context triple: [Simpson's rule, namedAfter, Thomas Simpson]
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A.
George Green
George Green was a 19th-century British mathematician and physicist renowned for pioneering work in potential theory and for introducing Green's functions, which became fundamental tools in mathematical physics.
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B.
George Green
George Green was a Canadian municipal politician who served as mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
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C.
Colin Maclaurin
Colin Maclaurin was an 18th-century Scottish mathematician known for his significant contributions to calculus and geometry, including the development of the Maclaurin series.
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D.
Thaddeus Rowe
Thaddeus Rowe is the full given name of American actor and producer Thad Luckinbill, known for his role on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
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E.
William Cullen
William Cullen was an 18th-century Scottish physician and chemist who became a leading medical teacher of the Scottish Enlightenment and helped shape modern clinical and chemical education.
- 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: Thomas Simpson Triple: [Simpson's rule, namedAfter, Thomas Simpson]
Generated description
Thomas Simpson was an 18th-century English mathematician best known for his contributions to numerical analysis and interpolation, including the development of Simpson's rule for approximating definite integrals.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Simpson Target entity description: Thomas Simpson was an 18th-century English mathematician best known for his contributions to numerical analysis and interpolation, including the development of Simpson's rule for approximating definite integrals.
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A.
George Green
George Green was a 19th-century British mathematician and physicist renowned for pioneering work in potential theory and for introducing Green's functions, which became fundamental tools in mathematical physics.
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B.
George Green
George Green was a Canadian municipal politician who served as mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
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C.
Colin Maclaurin
Colin Maclaurin was an 18th-century Scottish mathematician known for his significant contributions to calculus and geometry, including the development of the Maclaurin series.
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D.
Thaddeus Rowe
Thaddeus Rowe is the full given name of American actor and producer Thad Luckinbill, known for his role on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
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E.
William Cullen
William Cullen was an 18th-century Scottish physician and chemist who became a leading medical teacher of the Scottish Enlightenment and helped shape modern clinical and chemical education.
- 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_69d6aa8a6a548190a750f944ccdc8064 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d795d1e918819090c71f5a077fa15a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e34504ebec8190a78e4795765b0c24 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e3556fd3548190a33f04604be947cf |
completed | April 18, 2026, 9:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e3593b0f8481909ed7a90f8bb9839d |
completed | April 18, 2026, 10:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:24 p.m.