Triple
T11687152
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Christopher Zeeman |
E277772
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object | J. H. C. Whitehead |
E255572
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: J. H. C. Whitehead | Statement: [Christopher Zeeman, doctoralAdvisor, J. H. C. Whitehead]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. H. C. Whitehead Context triple: [Christopher Zeeman, doctoralAdvisor, J. H. C. Whitehead]
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A.
J. H. C. Whitehead
chosen
J. H. C. Whitehead was a British mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to algebraic topology, particularly homotopy theory and CW-complexes.
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B.
William Whitehead
William Whitehead was an 18th-century English poet and playwright who served as Poet Laureate of Great Britain from 1757 until his death.
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C.
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English character actor known for his urbane, often comedic roles in British and American film, television, and theatre.
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D.
Percival P. Baxter
Percival P. Baxter was a former governor of Maine and conservationist best known for his pivotal role in preserving wilderness areas, including the land that became Baxter State Park.
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E.
Gordon Hodgkin
Gordon Hodgkin was a British painter and printmaker renowned for his vibrant, abstract works that often evoked emotional and remembered interiors.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aafe02d881909900d54ad7d4af84 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a4654be881909bd0256cf18e25de |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ef14431f3c81908af9167c46f8c2bc |
completed | April 27, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.