Triple
T11449461
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Randall Munroe |
E271354
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a popular science book by Randall Munroe that uses rigorous scientific reasoning and humor to explore bizarre and imaginative questions.
|
E926542
|
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: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions | Statement: [Randall Munroe, notableWork, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Context triple: [Randall Munroe, notableWork, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions]
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A.
What If?
"What If?" is a song by the American rock band Creed, known for its heavy guitar riffs and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics is a popular science book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores some of the most puzzling and counterintuitive problems in modern physics for a general audience.
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C.
What If
"What If" is a song by the South Korean hip hop duo X&Y.
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D.
What If
What If is a romantic comedy film best known for its witty exploration of friendship and love, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Mackenzie Davis.
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E.
The Big Questions
The Big Questions is a British television debate programme that explores moral, ethical, and religious issues through audience and expert discussion.
- 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: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Triple: [Randall Munroe, notableWork, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions]
Generated description
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a popular science book by Randall Munroe that uses rigorous scientific reasoning and humor to explore bizarre and imaginative questions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Target entity description: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a popular science book by Randall Munroe that uses rigorous scientific reasoning and humor to explore bizarre and imaginative questions.
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A.
What If?
"What If?" is a song by the American rock band Creed, known for its heavy guitar riffs and introspective lyrics.
-
B.
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics is a popular science book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores some of the most puzzling and counterintuitive problems in modern physics for a general audience.
-
C.
What If
"What If" is a song by the South Korean hip hop duo X&Y.
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D.
What If
What If is a romantic comedy film best known for its witty exploration of friendship and love, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Mackenzie Davis.
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E.
The Big Questions
The Big Questions is a British television debate programme that explores moral, ethical, and religious issues through audience and expert discussion.
- 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_69d6aadff8888190a13f253f0d460874 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d81c6e496c8190b0a1919c29d4ee60 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5d3cb63408190a96b97f716d46082 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e5d7e46e248190aba139dc32185e2f |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e5e192297c8190992578f734e63427 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.