Triple

T12220685
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hermann Grassmann E291205 entity
Predicate notableIdea P4 FINISHED
Object Grassmann algebra
Grassmann algebra is an algebraic system that extends vector spaces with an antisymmetric product, forming the foundation of exterior algebra and widely used in geometry and physics.
E969211 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: Grassmann algebra | Statement: [Hermann Grassmann, notableIdea, Grassmann algebra]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grassmann algebra
Context triple: [Hermann Grassmann, notableIdea, Grassmann algebra]
  • A. Clifford algebra
    Clifford algebra is an associative algebraic framework that generalizes complex numbers and quaternions to describe geometric transformations and quadratic forms in various dimensions.
  • B. geometric algebra
    Geometric algebra is a mathematical framework that unifies and extends vector and complex number algebra to elegantly describe geometry, transformations, and physical laws in a single coherent language.
  • C. geometric calculus
    Geometric calculus is a mathematical framework that extends geometric algebra to handle differentiation and integration in a coordinate-free, geometrically intuitive way.
  • D. spacetime algebra
    Spacetime algebra is a mathematical framework based on geometric (Clifford) algebra that unifies and simplifies the description of spacetime and physical laws, particularly in relativity and electromagnetism.
  • E. Grassmann manifolds
    Grassmann manifolds are smooth parameter spaces that classify all k-dimensional linear subspaces of an n-dimensional vector space and serve as fundamental objects in topology, geometry, and the study of characteristic classes.
  • 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: Grassmann algebra
Triple: [Hermann Grassmann, notableIdea, Grassmann algebra]
Generated description
Grassmann algebra is an algebraic system that extends vector spaces with an antisymmetric product, forming the foundation of exterior algebra and widely used in geometry and physics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grassmann algebra
Target entity description: Grassmann algebra is an algebraic system that extends vector spaces with an antisymmetric product, forming the foundation of exterior algebra and widely used in geometry and physics.
  • A. Clifford algebra
    Clifford algebra is an associative algebraic framework that generalizes complex numbers and quaternions to describe geometric transformations and quadratic forms in various dimensions.
  • B. geometric algebra
    Geometric algebra is a mathematical framework that unifies and extends vector and complex number algebra to elegantly describe geometry, transformations, and physical laws in a single coherent language.
  • C. geometric calculus
    Geometric calculus is a mathematical framework that extends geometric algebra to handle differentiation and integration in a coordinate-free, geometrically intuitive way.
  • D. spacetime algebra
    Spacetime algebra is a mathematical framework based on geometric (Clifford) algebra that unifies and simplifies the description of spacetime and physical laws, particularly in relativity and electromagnetism.
  • E. Grassmann manifolds
    Grassmann manifolds are smooth parameter spaces that classify all k-dimensional linear subspaces of an n-dimensional vector space and serve as fundamental objects in topology, geometry, and the study of characteristic classes.
  • 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_69d6ab668acc8190963ba424049d6aee completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d91c961d648190ad6ce5f7d228eee4 completed April 10, 2026, 3:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f60aa4f4388190a787dde12190c51a completed May 2, 2026, 2:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f60bdca250819090b4b4cc84d343f4 completed May 2, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f60cd1668881908f43d895fcfba0aa completed May 2, 2026, 2:40 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.