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]
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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.
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B.
J. Peter May
J. Peter May is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic topology, category theory, and homotopy theory.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.