Triple

T12597238
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Colin Maclaurin E300763 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object Robert Simson
Robert Simson was an 18th-century Scottish mathematician best known for his work on restoring and clarifying the texts of ancient Greek geometers, especially Euclid.
 E992327 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: Robert Simson | Statement: [Colin Maclaurin, doctoralAdvisor, Robert Simson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Simson
Context triple: [Colin Maclaurin, doctoralAdvisor, Robert Simson]
  • A. Thomas Simpson
    Thomas Simpson was an 18th-century English mathematician best known for his contributions to numerical analysis and interpolation, including the development of Simpson's rule for approximating definite integrals.
  • B. John Desaguliers
    John Desaguliers was an 18th-century British engineer and military officer known for his contributions to artillery science and his service in high-ranking technical posts within the British Army.
  • C. James Gregory
    James Gregory was an American character actor known for his authoritative roles in film and television, including appearances in classics like "The Manchurian Candidate" and the TV series "Barney Miller."
  • D. James Gregory
    James Gregory was a South African prison guard and later author best known for his memoir about his relationship with Nelson Mandela, which inspired the film "Goodbye Bafana."
  • E. Thaddeus Rowe
    Thaddeus Rowe is the full given name of American actor and producer Thad Luckinbill, known for his role on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
  • 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: Robert Simson
Triple: [Colin Maclaurin, doctoralAdvisor, Robert Simson]
Generated description
Robert Simson was an 18th-century Scottish mathematician best known for his work on restoring and clarifying the texts of ancient Greek geometers, especially Euclid.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Simson
Target entity description: Robert Simson was an 18th-century Scottish mathematician best known for his work on restoring and clarifying the texts of ancient Greek geometers, especially Euclid.
  • A. Thomas Simpson
    Thomas Simpson was an 18th-century English mathematician best known for his contributions to numerical analysis and interpolation, including the development of Simpson's rule for approximating definite integrals.
  • B. John Desaguliers
    John Desaguliers was an 18th-century British engineer and military officer known for his contributions to artillery science and his service in high-ranking technical posts within the British Army.
  • C. James Gregory
    James Gregory was an American character actor known for his authoritative roles in film and television, including appearances in classics like "The Manchurian Candidate" and the TV series "Barney Miller."
  • D. James Gregory
    James Gregory was a South African prison guard and later author best known for his memoir about his relationship with Nelson Mandela, which inspired the film "Goodbye Bafana."
  • E. Thaddeus Rowe
    Thaddeus Rowe is the full given name of American actor and producer Thad Luckinbill, known for his role on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
  • 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_69d7bdea2ca881908f379526c13b1145 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d954cf33b88190bff339fcd3142cc8 completed April 10, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f65ec75fc08190aa13cbb0161eb35c completed May 2, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6605bca10819086966e1574c31318 completed May 2, 2026, 8:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6617997188190bfce14c54619af7f completed May 2, 2026, 8:41 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:08 p.m.