Triple

T11219582
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Characteristic Classes E265523 entity
Predicate hasAuthor P4244 FINISHED
Object James D. Stasheff
James D. Stasheff is an American mathematician known for his foundational work in homotopy theory, particularly the introduction of A∞-algebras and contributions to algebraic topology.
E911361 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: James D. Stasheff | Statement: [Characteristic Classes, hasAuthor, James D. Stasheff]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James D. Stasheff
Context triple: [Characteristic Classes, hasAuthor, James D. Stasheff]
  • A. Daniel Quillen
    Daniel Quillen was an American mathematician renowned for revolutionizing algebraic K-theory and for his influential contributions to homotopy theory, earning him the Fields Medal in 1978.
  • B. J. Peter May
    J. Peter May is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic topology, category theory, and homotopy theory.
  • C. Raoul Bott
    Raoul Bott was a Hungarian-American mathematician renowned for his fundamental contributions to topology, geometry, and mathematical physics, including the Bott periodicity theorem.
  • D. Isadore Singer
    Isadore Singer was an American mathematician renowned for co-formulating the Atiyah–Singer Index Theorem, a foundational result linking analysis, topology, and geometry.
  • E. Norman Steenrod
    Norman Steenrod was an influential American mathematician best known for his foundational work in algebraic topology, including the development of Steenrod squares and contributions to cohomology theory.
  • 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: James D. Stasheff
Triple: [Characteristic Classes, hasAuthor, James D. Stasheff]
Generated description
James D. Stasheff is an American mathematician known for his foundational work in homotopy theory, particularly the introduction of A∞-algebras and contributions to algebraic topology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James D. Stasheff
Target entity description: James D. Stasheff is an American mathematician known for his foundational work in homotopy theory, particularly the introduction of A∞-algebras and contributions to algebraic topology.
  • A. Daniel Quillen
    Daniel Quillen was an American mathematician renowned for revolutionizing algebraic K-theory and for his influential contributions to homotopy theory, earning him the Fields Medal in 1978.
  • B. J. Peter May
    J. Peter May is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic topology, category theory, and homotopy theory.
  • C. Raoul Bott
    Raoul Bott was a Hungarian-American mathematician renowned for his fundamental contributions to topology, geometry, and mathematical physics, including the Bott periodicity theorem.
  • D. Isadore Singer
    Isadore Singer was an American mathematician renowned for co-formulating the Atiyah–Singer Index Theorem, a foundational result linking analysis, topology, and geometry.
  • E. Norman Steenrod
    Norman Steenrod was an influential American mathematician best known for his foundational work in algebraic topology, including the development of Steenrod squares and contributions to cohomology theory.
  • 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_69d6aac59460819089b9848b27f57848 completed April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7e8eb84c48190b4f3bede254afde2 completed April 9, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e4976f38788190855aed6338d819b7 completed April 19, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e49d37989881909c7e75ddfff06726 completed April 19, 2026, 9:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e49f41a1f8819087cc15527dc7ff63 completed April 19, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:30 p.m.