Triple
T12574046
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Timothy Gowers |
E271119
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?”
Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?” is an influential online essay that proposed and launched the Polymath Project, exploring how large-scale, internet-based collaboration could transform mathematical research.
|
E989314
|
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: Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?” | Statement: [Timothy Gowers, notableWork, Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?” Context triple: [Timothy Gowers, notableWork, Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?”]
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A.
How is pure mathematics possible?
"How is pure mathematics possible?" is a central guiding question in Immanuel Kant’s *Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics*, where he investigates the conditions that make synthetic a priori knowledge in mathematics possible.
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B.
blog "Gödel’s Lost Letter and P=NP"
"Gödel’s Lost Letter and P=NP" is a widely read theoretical computer science and mathematics blog, co-authored by Richard Lipton, that explores complexity theory, algorithms, and related topics in an accessible, conversational style.
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C.
Dialogues on Mathematics
Dialogues on Mathematics is a popular science book by Hungarian mathematician Alfréd Rényi that presents key mathematical ideas through fictional conversations.
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D.
Erdős discrepancy problem
The Erdős discrepancy problem is a famous question in combinatorial number theory that asks whether every infinite ±1 sequence has arbitrarily large discrepancy along some homogeneous arithmetic progression.
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E.
Mathematical Discovery
"Mathematical Discovery" is a two-volume work by George Pólya that explores the processes of mathematical problem solving and heuristic reasoning.
- 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: Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?” Triple: [Timothy Gowers, notableWork, Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?”]
Generated description
Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?” is an influential online essay that proposed and launched the Polymath Project, exploring how large-scale, internet-based collaboration could transform mathematical research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?” Target entity description: Gowers’s blog post “Is massively collaborative mathematics possible?” is an influential online essay that proposed and launched the Polymath Project, exploring how large-scale, internet-based collaboration could transform mathematical research.
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A.
How is pure mathematics possible?
"How is pure mathematics possible?" is a central guiding question in Immanuel Kant’s *Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics*, where he investigates the conditions that make synthetic a priori knowledge in mathematics possible.
-
B.
blog "Gödel’s Lost Letter and P=NP"
"Gödel’s Lost Letter and P=NP" is a widely read theoretical computer science and mathematics blog, co-authored by Richard Lipton, that explores complexity theory, algorithms, and related topics in an accessible, conversational style.
-
C.
Dialogues on Mathematics
Dialogues on Mathematics is a popular science book by Hungarian mathematician Alfréd Rényi that presents key mathematical ideas through fictional conversations.
-
D.
Erdős discrepancy problem
The Erdős discrepancy problem is a famous question in combinatorial number theory that asks whether every infinite ±1 sequence has arbitrarily large discrepancy along some homogeneous arithmetic progression.
-
E.
Mathematical Discovery
"Mathematical Discovery" is a two-volume work by George Pólya that explores the processes of mathematical problem solving and heuristic reasoning.
- 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_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. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f656a86ff48190bd3debd30e11df80 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f657aa1bf48190a884e0dfce31e30e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 4:42 p.m.