Triple

T11398752
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject brachistochrone problem E270049 entity
Predicate receivedSolutionsFrom P99096 FINISHED
Object Tschirnhaus
Tschirnhaus was a 17th-century German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher known for his work in algebra, optics, and early calculus.
E923655 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: Tschirnhaus | Statement: [brachistochrone problem, receivedSolutionsFrom, Tschirnhaus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tschirnhaus
Context triple: [brachistochrone problem, receivedSolutionsFrom, Tschirnhaus]
  • A. Michael von Faulhaber
    Michael von Faulhaber was a prominent 20th-century German Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Munich known for his influential role in church affairs during the Weimar Republic and Nazi era.
  • B. Johannes Hudde
    Johannes Hudde was a 17th-century Dutch mathematician and statesman known for his contributions to algebra, optics, and early calculus, as well as for serving as burgomaster of Amsterdam.
  • C. Johann Heinrich Lambert
    Johann Heinrich Lambert was an 18th-century German-Swiss polymath of the Enlightenment, renowned for his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy, including the first rigorous proof of the irrationality of π.
  • D. Tobias Mayer
    Tobias Mayer was an 18th-century German astronomer and cartographer renowned for his precise lunar tables, which significantly improved navigation at sea and contributed to solving the longitude problem.
  • E. Johann Georg Eccarius
    Johann Georg Eccarius was a German tailor, socialist activist, and close associate of Karl Marx who served as a leading figure and general secretary of the International Workingmen's Association.
  • 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: Tschirnhaus
Triple: [brachistochrone problem, receivedSolutionsFrom, Tschirnhaus]
Generated description
Tschirnhaus was a 17th-century German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher known for his work in algebra, optics, and early calculus.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tschirnhaus
Target entity description: Tschirnhaus was a 17th-century German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher known for his work in algebra, optics, and early calculus.
  • A. Michael von Faulhaber
    Michael von Faulhaber was a prominent 20th-century German Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Munich known for his influential role in church affairs during the Weimar Republic and Nazi era.
  • B. Johannes Hudde
    Johannes Hudde was a 17th-century Dutch mathematician and statesman known for his contributions to algebra, optics, and early calculus, as well as for serving as burgomaster of Amsterdam.
  • C. Johann Heinrich Lambert
    Johann Heinrich Lambert was an 18th-century German-Swiss polymath of the Enlightenment, renowned for his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy, including the first rigorous proof of the irrationality of π.
  • D. Tobias Mayer
    Tobias Mayer was an 18th-century German astronomer and cartographer renowned for his precise lunar tables, which significantly improved navigation at sea and contributed to solving the longitude problem.
  • E. Johann Georg Eccarius
    Johann Georg Eccarius was a German tailor, socialist activist, and close associate of Karl Marx who served as a leading figure and general secretary of the International Workingmen's Association.
  • 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_69d6aacdbc6c8190af6dc3d5f5d22836 completed April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d808855a7481909314f90ad92aae68 completed April 9, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e58cf75ec08190a571e5178bcde274 completed April 20, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e59774e6648190a38b2515a83c2e0c completed April 20, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e5a3abf24481908fb71f4ef6b13532 completed April 20, 2026, 3:55 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.