Triple
T12562208
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The TeXbook |
E295377
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Donald E. Knuth |
E17089
|
NE FINISHED |
Named-entity recognition
Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.
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: Donald E. Knuth | Statement: [The TeXbook, author, Donald E. Knuth]
Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)
The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald E. Knuth Context triple: [The TeXbook, author, Donald E. Knuth]
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A.
Donald E. Knuth
chosen
Donald E. Knuth is an American computer scientist renowned for founding the rigorous analysis of algorithms and authoring the seminal multi-volume work "The Art of Computer Programming."
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B.
Robert W Floyd
Robert W. Floyd was an influential American computer scientist and Turing Award laureate known for his pioneering work in algorithms, formal verification, and programming language semantics.
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C.
John E. Hopcroft
John E. Hopcroft is an American computer scientist renowned for his foundational contributions to algorithms and automata theory and as a coauthor of the classic textbook "Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation."
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D.
Jon Bentley
Jon Bentley is a computer scientist and author best known for his influential "Programming Pearls" columns and books on programming techniques and problem solving.
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E.
Alfred V. Aho
Alfred V. Aho is a Canadian computer scientist renowned for his foundational contributions to algorithms, programming languages, and compiler design, and as a co-creator of the AWK programming language.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
| Stage | Batch ID | Job type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| creating | batch_69d6ad9cac2c81908e8a7bed82d1e21d |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69d95494ae1c81908b9ee14b8ef92a65 |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69f6558da7e0819086860bfaf394e2d8 |
ned_source_triple | completed |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 11:48 p.m.