Triple

T12899275
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject e-TeX E308573 entity
Predicate isBackwardCompatibleWith P4635 FINISHED
Object TeX82
TeX82 is the stable, widely adopted version of Donald Knuth’s TeX typesetting system that became the de facto standard for digital typography and mathematical publishing.
 E1008097 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: TeX82 | Statement: [e-TeX, isBackwardCompatibleWith, TeX82]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: TeX82
Context triple: [e-TeX, isBackwardCompatibleWith, TeX82]
  • A. XeTeX
    XeTeX is an extension of the TeX typesetting system that natively supports Unicode and modern font technologies like OpenType, enabling high-quality multilingual and typographically advanced document production.
  • B. TeX: The Program
    TeX: The Program is Donald Knuth’s companion volume to The TeXbook, presenting the complete, literate-programming source code and detailed commentary for the TeX typesetting system.
  • C. e-TeX
    e-TeX is an extended version of the TeX typesetting engine that adds enhanced programming features and capabilities while remaining largely compatible with standard TeX.
  • D. upTeX
    upTeX is a Japanese-enabled TeX engine that extends pTeX with full Unicode support for typesetting multilingual documents, especially those containing Japanese text.
  • E. The TeXbook
    The TeXbook is Donald Knuth’s authoritative manual and tutorial on the TeX typesetting system, widely regarded as the definitive reference for learning and using TeX.
  • 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: TeX82
Triple: [e-TeX, isBackwardCompatibleWith, TeX82]
Generated description
TeX82 is the stable, widely adopted version of Donald Knuth’s TeX typesetting system that became the de facto standard for digital typography and mathematical publishing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: TeX82
Target entity description: TeX82 is the stable, widely adopted version of Donald Knuth’s TeX typesetting system that became the de facto standard for digital typography and mathematical publishing.
  • A. XeTeX
    XeTeX is an extension of the TeX typesetting system that natively supports Unicode and modern font technologies like OpenType, enabling high-quality multilingual and typographically advanced document production.
  • B. TeX: The Program
    TeX: The Program is Donald Knuth’s companion volume to The TeXbook, presenting the complete, literate-programming source code and detailed commentary for the TeX typesetting system.
  • C. e-TeX
    e-TeX is an extended version of the TeX typesetting engine that adds enhanced programming features and capabilities while remaining largely compatible with standard TeX.
  • D. upTeX
    upTeX is a Japanese-enabled TeX engine that extends pTeX with full Unicode support for typesetting multilingual documents, especially those containing Japanese text.
  • E. The TeXbook
    The TeXbook is Donald Knuth’s authoritative manual and tutorial on the TeX typesetting system, widely regarded as the definitive reference for learning and using TeX.
  • 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_69d7bdf7c1f0819098102569a8d8cbf5 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9717f3fc48190b61c8f6f36cd0725 completed April 10, 2026, 9:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6a56189b081909ed838addcb6d265 completed May 3, 2026, 1:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6a6179cdc8190976daa1384032445 completed May 3, 2026, 1:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6a6cbec348190a96a0194b2d6be4b completed May 3, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:40 p.m.