Triple

T13081181
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject R. Bruce Lindsay E310208 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development
*Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development* is a scholarly work by physicist and historian R. Bruce Lindsay that traces the evolution of acoustics from its ancient philosophical roots to its modern scientific foundations.
E1020608 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: Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development | Statement: [R. Bruce Lindsay, notableWork, Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development
Context triple: [R. Bruce Lindsay, notableWork, Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development]
  • A. Acoustics: An Introduction to Its Physical Principles and Applications
    Acoustics: An Introduction to Its Physical Principles and Applications is a comprehensive textbook that systematically explains the fundamental physics of sound and its practical applications in areas such as engineering, architecture, and audio technology.
  • B. Music, Acoustics, and Architecture
    Music, Acoustics, and Architecture is a seminal reference book on architectural acoustics that analyzes how building design affects the sound and performance quality of music spaces such as concert halls and opera houses.
  • C. The Science of Musical Sound
    The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
  • D. Acoustics (1954 book)
    Acoustics (1954 book) is a foundational technical treatise by Leo Beranek that systematically presents the principles and applications of sound and vibration, becoming a classic reference in the field of acoustical engineering.
  • E. The Physics of Music
    The Physics of Music is a foundational text that explains how physical principles such as vibration, resonance, and wave behavior give rise to musical sounds and acoustical phenomena.
  • 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: Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development
Triple: [R. Bruce Lindsay, notableWork, Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development]
Generated description
*Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development* is a scholarly work by physicist and historian R. Bruce Lindsay that traces the evolution of acoustics from its ancient philosophical roots to its modern scientific foundations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development
Target entity description: *Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development* is a scholarly work by physicist and historian R. Bruce Lindsay that traces the evolution of acoustics from its ancient philosophical roots to its modern scientific foundations.
  • A. Acoustics: An Introduction to Its Physical Principles and Applications
    Acoustics: An Introduction to Its Physical Principles and Applications is a comprehensive textbook that systematically explains the fundamental physics of sound and its practical applications in areas such as engineering, architecture, and audio technology.
  • B. Music, Acoustics, and Architecture
    Music, Acoustics, and Architecture is a seminal reference book on architectural acoustics that analyzes how building design affects the sound and performance quality of music spaces such as concert halls and opera houses.
  • C. The Science of Musical Sound
    The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
  • D. Acoustics (1954 book)
    Acoustics (1954 book) is a foundational technical treatise by Leo Beranek that systematically presents the principles and applications of sound and vibration, becoming a classic reference in the field of acoustical engineering.
  • E. The Physics of Music
    The Physics of Music is a foundational text that explains how physical principles such as vibration, resonance, and wave behavior give rise to musical sounds and acoustical phenomena.
  • 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_69d806a733548190989cfd4ce981ca33 completed April 9, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d98119cb7081908b78ffe83ec99851 completed April 10, 2026, 11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6d60c603881909dff49f4356042b5 completed May 3, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6d86562f88190afd1fe49c4632e09 completed May 3, 2026, 5:08 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6d9486d748190bc5e2927bc36993e completed May 3, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:01 p.m.