Triple
T12574044
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Timothy Gowers |
E271119
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | A Very Short Introduction to Mathematics |
E518748
|
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: A Very Short Introduction to Mathematics | Statement: [Timothy Gowers, notableWork, A Very Short Introduction to Mathematics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Very Short Introduction to Mathematics Context triple: [Timothy Gowers, notableWork, A Very Short Introduction to Mathematics]
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A.
Very Short Introductions to mathematics
chosen
Very Short Introductions to mathematics is a concise, accessible book that surveys key ideas, history, and concepts in mathematics as part of Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introductions series.
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B.
Letters to a Young Mathematician
"Letters to a Young Mathematician" is a popular science book by Ian Stewart that offers personal, accessible guidance on the nature of mathematical thinking and the life of a mathematician.
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C.
Concepts of Modern Mathematics
Concepts of Modern Mathematics is a popular mathematics book by Ian Stewart that introduces key ideas of modern math—such as set theory, logic, topology, and abstract algebra—to a general audience in an accessible, non-technical way.
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D.
The Great Mathematical Problems
The Great Mathematical Problems is a popular mathematics book by Ian Stewart that explores some of the most famous unsolved and historically significant problems in mathematics for a general audience.
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E.
Oxford Users' Guide to Mathematics
Oxford Users' Guide to Mathematics is a comprehensive reference book that provides concise explanations, formulas, and methods across a wide range of undergraduate-level mathematical topics.
- 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_69d7bde87b648190bcd0266e9efde098 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d954a629fc8190a1c3b6777aad4527 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f65595826081908035655f7930f55a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 4:42 p.m.