Triple

T11098760
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Teichmüller curve E262445 entity
Predicate studiedBy P1945 FINISHED
Object Howard Masur
Howard Masur is an American mathematician known for his influential work in Teichmüller theory, low-dimensional topology, and the geometry and dynamics of surfaces.
 E904570 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: Howard Masur | Statement: [Teichmüller curve, studiedBy, Howard Masur]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Howard Masur
Context triple: [Teichmüller curve, studiedBy, Howard Masur]
  • A. Gary Weis
    Gary Weis is an American film and television director best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" short films and various music videos in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • B. Ed Manion
    Ed Manion is an American saxophonist best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen, particularly as a longtime member of the Sessions Band and the E Street Horns.
  • C. Richard Masur
    Richard Masur is an American character actor known for his extensive film and television work since the 1970s, including roles in movies like "Risky Business" and the miniseries "It."
  • D. John Masius
    John Masius is an American television writer and producer best known for creating and writing several popular drama series, including the spiritual drama "Touched by an Angel."
  • E. Thomas Oaster
    Thomas Oaster is an American men's rights advocate best known for initiating and promoting the observance that became International Men's Day.
  • 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: Howard Masur
Triple: [Teichmüller curve, studiedBy, Howard Masur]
Generated description
Howard Masur is an American mathematician known for his influential work in Teichmüller theory, low-dimensional topology, and the geometry and dynamics of surfaces.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Howard Masur
Target entity description: Howard Masur is an American mathematician known for his influential work in Teichmüller theory, low-dimensional topology, and the geometry and dynamics of surfaces.
  • A. Gary Weis
    Gary Weis is an American film and television director best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" short films and various music videos in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • B. Ed Manion
    Ed Manion is an American saxophonist best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen, particularly as a longtime member of the Sessions Band and the E Street Horns.
  • C. Richard Masur
    Richard Masur is an American character actor known for his extensive film and television work since the 1970s, including roles in movies like "Risky Business" and the miniseries "It."
  • D. John Masius
    John Masius is an American television writer and producer best known for creating and writing several popular drama series, including the spiritual drama "Touched by an Angel."
  • E. Thomas Oaster
    Thomas Oaster is an American men's rights advocate best known for initiating and promoting the observance that became International Men's Day.
  • 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_69d6aa9a40d88190a373e2c7e48285db completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d79a0c46308190889b94c23ebaca62 completed April 9, 2026, 12:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e3e7eca9bc8190b43bae081d97d804 completed April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e3f2cbb4708190a328cff473104d14 completed April 18, 2026, 9:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e3f497a01881909d1dae70a02e5f97 completed April 18, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.