Triple
T13132138
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Islamic optics |
E311988
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorFigure |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ibn Sahl
Ibn Sahl was a 10th-century Persian mathematician and physicist renowned for formulating the law of refraction centuries before Snell, making him a foundational figure in the development of optical science in the Islamic Golden Age.
|
E1023556
|
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: Ibn Sahl | Statement: [Islamic optics, majorFigure, Ibn Sahl]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibn Sahl Context triple: [Islamic optics, majorFigure, Ibn Sahl]
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A.
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was an influential medieval polymath best known for his foundational work in optics, mathematics, and scientific methodology, which earned him recognition as a pioneer of the modern scientific method.
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B.
Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi
Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and prince, renowned as one of the greatest authors of the Mu'allaqat and a foundational figure in classical Arabic poetry.
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C.
Ibn al-Jazzar
Ibn al-Jazzar was a 10th-century Tunisian physician and medical writer renowned for his influential works on practical medicine, pediatrics, and travel health that shaped Islamic and later European medical traditions.
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D.
Al-Samaw'al
Al-Samaw'al was a 12th-century Muslim mathematician best known for his early work on algebraic symbolism and the systematic use of negative numbers.
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E.
al-Hasan ibn Sahl
al-Hasan ibn Sahl was an influential Abbasid statesman and governor who played a prominent political and administrative role during the civil war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun.
- 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: Ibn Sahl Triple: [Islamic optics, majorFigure, Ibn Sahl]
Generated description
Ibn Sahl was a 10th-century Persian mathematician and physicist renowned for formulating the law of refraction centuries before Snell, making him a foundational figure in the development of optical science in the Islamic Golden Age.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibn Sahl Target entity description: Ibn Sahl was a 10th-century Persian mathematician and physicist renowned for formulating the law of refraction centuries before Snell, making him a foundational figure in the development of optical science in the Islamic Golden Age.
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A.
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was an influential medieval polymath best known for his foundational work in optics, mathematics, and scientific methodology, which earned him recognition as a pioneer of the modern scientific method.
-
B.
Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi
Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and prince, renowned as one of the greatest authors of the Mu'allaqat and a foundational figure in classical Arabic poetry.
-
C.
Ibn al-Jazzar
Ibn al-Jazzar was a 10th-century Tunisian physician and medical writer renowned for his influential works on practical medicine, pediatrics, and travel health that shaped Islamic and later European medical traditions.
-
D.
Al-Samaw'al
Al-Samaw'al was a 12th-century Muslim mathematician best known for his early work on algebraic symbolism and the systematic use of negative numbers.
-
E.
al-Hasan ibn Sahl
al-Hasan ibn Sahl was an influential Abbasid statesman and governor who played a prominent political and administrative role during the civil war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun.
- 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_69d806a9fe888190b081e2d9ea665d6c |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d981b27a8c81909a92ab7be5d3a7e9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6eae08a148190af391d173f25b714 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6ed831e008190a4bab67ea94cbf22 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6ede044788190bdac73cdde57044b |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:08 p.m.