Triple
T1239054
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wollaston Medal |
E26615
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. Tuzo Wilson
J. Tuzo Wilson was a pioneering Canadian geophysicist whose work on plate tectonics and transform faults fundamentally reshaped modern understanding of Earth's dynamic crust.
|
E142670
|
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: J. Tuzo Wilson | Statement: [Wollaston Medal, notableRecipient, J. Tuzo Wilson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Tuzo Wilson Context triple: [Wollaston Medal, notableRecipient, J. Tuzo Wilson]
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A.
Maurice Ewing
Maurice Ewing was a pioneering American geophysicist and oceanographer whose work in marine seismology and underwater acoustics fundamentally advanced the understanding of the Earth's crust and ocean basins.
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B.
Beno Gutenberg
Beno Gutenberg was a German seismologist whose pioneering work in measuring and understanding earthquakes, including co-developing the Richter magnitude scale, helped lay the foundations of modern seismology.
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C.
Arthur Holmes
Arthur Holmes was a pioneering British geologist whose work on radiometric dating and mantle convection fundamentally advanced understanding of Earth's age and plate tectonics.
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D.
Bruce C. Heezen
Bruce C. Heezen was an American geologist and oceanographer renowned for his pioneering work in seafloor mapping and the discovery of extensive mid-ocean ridge systems.
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E.
Grove Karl Gilbert
Grove Karl Gilbert was a pioneering American geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his foundational work in geomorphology and studies of the western United States.
- 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: J. Tuzo Wilson Triple: [Wollaston Medal, notableRecipient, J. Tuzo Wilson]
Generated description
J. Tuzo Wilson was a pioneering Canadian geophysicist whose work on plate tectonics and transform faults fundamentally reshaped modern understanding of Earth's dynamic crust.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Tuzo Wilson Target entity description: J. Tuzo Wilson was a pioneering Canadian geophysicist whose work on plate tectonics and transform faults fundamentally reshaped modern understanding of Earth's dynamic crust.
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A.
Maurice Ewing
Maurice Ewing was a pioneering American geophysicist and oceanographer whose work in marine seismology and underwater acoustics fundamentally advanced the understanding of the Earth's crust and ocean basins.
-
B.
Beno Gutenberg
Beno Gutenberg was a German seismologist whose pioneering work in measuring and understanding earthquakes, including co-developing the Richter magnitude scale, helped lay the foundations of modern seismology.
-
C.
Arthur Holmes
Arthur Holmes was a pioneering British geologist whose work on radiometric dating and mantle convection fundamentally advanced understanding of Earth's age and plate tectonics.
-
D.
Bruce C. Heezen
Bruce C. Heezen was an American geologist and oceanographer renowned for his pioneering work in seafloor mapping and the discovery of extensive mid-ocean ridge systems.
-
E.
Grove Karl Gilbert
Grove Karl Gilbert was a pioneering American geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his foundational work in geomorphology and studies of the western United States.
- 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_69a4948689d08190b3a4a3f388c02148 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf406b988190a12aa26bbcb88d6a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8f7755fc819089e23eca81583885 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac903eb12c8190a4024a71f15b19a4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac916522b081908401b89261f99d50 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.