Triple

T11436310
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Johannes Diderik van der Waals E271018 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object van der Waals equation of state
The van der Waals equation of state is a thermodynamic equation that improves on the ideal gas law by accounting for the finite size of molecules and the intermolecular forces between them.
E926078 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: van der Waals equation of state | Statement: [Johannes Diderik van der Waals, knownFor, van der Waals equation of state]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: van der Waals equation of state
Context triple: [Johannes Diderik van der Waals, knownFor, van der Waals equation of state]
  • A. Ornstein–Zernike equation
    The Ornstein–Zernike equation is a fundamental relation in statistical mechanics that links the total and direct correlation functions of a fluid, forming the basis for many liquid-state theories and approximations.
  • B. Clausius–Clapeyron relation
    The Clausius–Clapeyron relation is a fundamental thermodynamic equation that describes how the pressure and temperature of a phase transition, such as boiling or condensation, are related.
  • C. Sackur–Tetrode equation
    The Sackur–Tetrode equation is a fundamental formula in statistical mechanics that gives the absolute entropy of an ideal monatomic gas in terms of its volume, temperature, and particle number.
  • D. ideal gas law
    The ideal gas law is a fundamental equation in thermodynamics that relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and amount of an idealized gas, providing a simple model for gas behavior under many conditions.
  • E. Gibbs–Duhem equation
    The Gibbs–Duhem equation is a fundamental thermodynamic relation that links changes in chemical potential, temperature, and pressure for multicomponent systems, ensuring consistency among intensive variables.
  • 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: van der Waals equation of state
Triple: [Johannes Diderik van der Waals, knownFor, van der Waals equation of state]
Generated description
The van der Waals equation of state is a thermodynamic equation that improves on the ideal gas law by accounting for the finite size of molecules and the intermolecular forces between them.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: van der Waals equation of state
Target entity description: The van der Waals equation of state is a thermodynamic equation that improves on the ideal gas law by accounting for the finite size of molecules and the intermolecular forces between them.
  • A. Ornstein–Zernike equation
    The Ornstein–Zernike equation is a fundamental relation in statistical mechanics that links the total and direct correlation functions of a fluid, forming the basis for many liquid-state theories and approximations.
  • B. Clausius–Clapeyron relation
    The Clausius–Clapeyron relation is a fundamental thermodynamic equation that describes how the pressure and temperature of a phase transition, such as boiling or condensation, are related.
  • C. Sackur–Tetrode equation
    The Sackur–Tetrode equation is a fundamental formula in statistical mechanics that gives the absolute entropy of an ideal monatomic gas in terms of its volume, temperature, and particle number.
  • D. ideal gas law
    The ideal gas law is a fundamental equation in thermodynamics that relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and amount of an idealized gas, providing a simple model for gas behavior under many conditions.
  • E. Gibbs–Duhem equation
    The Gibbs–Duhem equation is a fundamental thermodynamic relation that links changes in chemical potential, temperature, and pressure for multicomponent systems, ensuring consistency among intensive variables.
  • 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_69d6aadeef688190874bcecd88b3dd9b completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d808855a7481909314f90ad92aae68 completed April 9, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e5d38727fc8190b5daac83e03491e6 completed April 20, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e5d5cac9108190b7756329bfa320d3 completed April 20, 2026, 7:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e5d7f238cc8190a1c2dd26bdc5ff77 completed April 20, 2026, 7:38 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.