Triple

T10992191
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Caputo derivative E259777 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Michele Caputo
Michele Caputo was an Italian physicist and geophysicist known for his contributions to fractional calculus and seismology, including the introduction of the Caputo fractional derivative.
 E901943 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Michele Caputo | Statement: [Caputo derivative, namedAfter, Michele Caputo]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michele Caputo
Context triple: [Caputo derivative, namedAfter, Michele Caputo]
  • A. Roger Marino
    Roger Marino is an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the data storage and information technology company EMC Corporation.
  • B. Frank J. Guarini
    Frank J. Guarini is an American politician, diplomat, and philanthropist known for his service in the U.S. House of Representatives and his substantial support of higher education institutions.
  • C. Frank Puglia
    Frank Puglia was an Italian-born American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1920s through the 1960s.
  • D. Frank Romano
    Frank Romano is an author best known for writing the book "Just a Dream."
  • E. Frank Romano
    Frank Romano is a music producer and songwriter known for his work on contemporary R&B and pop tracks, including the song "Just a Dream."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michele Caputo
Target entity description: Michele Caputo was an Italian physicist and geophysicist known for his contributions to fractional calculus and seismology, including the introduction of the Caputo fractional derivative.
  • A. Roger Marino
    Roger Marino is an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the data storage and information technology company EMC Corporation.
  • B. Frank J. Guarini
    Frank J. Guarini is an American politician, diplomat, and philanthropist known for his service in the U.S. House of Representatives and his substantial support of higher education institutions.
  • C. Frank Puglia
    Frank Puglia was an Italian-born American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1920s through the 1960s.
  • D. Frank Romano
    Frank Romano is a music producer and songwriter known for his work on contemporary R&B and pop tracks, including the song "Just a Dream."
  • E. Frank Romano
    Frank Romano is an author best known for writing the book "Just a Dream."
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Michele Caputo
Triple: [Caputo derivative, namedAfter, Michele Caputo]
Generated description
Michele Caputo was an Italian physicist and geophysicist known for his contributions to fractional calculus and seismology, including the introduction of the Caputo fractional derivative.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aa8a6a548190a750f944ccdc8064 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d795d1e918819090c71f5a077fa15a ner completed
NED1 batch_69e3a9644ff08190a3005e4f6a8243fe ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69e3b1efe4a88190884eb5186954cf39 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69e3ad00b5c08190a7bf3ecbeae76d88 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:24 p.m.