Triple
T13179212
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Neil Gehrels |
E313680
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tom Gehrels
Tom Gehrels was a Dutch–American astronomer known for his pioneering work in planetary science, photometry, and asteroid and comet surveys.
|
E1029533
|
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: Tom Gehrels | Statement: [Neil Gehrels, doctoralAdvisor, Tom Gehrels]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Gehrels Context triple: [Neil Gehrels, doctoralAdvisor, Tom Gehrels]
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A.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
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B.
John O'Dell
John O'Dell is a musician known for performing with the Celtic-influenced band O'Malley's March.
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C.
Eric W. Kaler
Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
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D.
Bruce C. Murray
Bruce C. Murray was an American planetary scientist and former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, known for his leadership in Mars and planetary exploration.
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E.
John N. Mather
John N. Mather was an American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in dynamical systems, singularity theory, and the development of Mather theory in Hamiltonian dynamics.
- 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: Tom Gehrels Triple: [Neil Gehrels, doctoralAdvisor, Tom Gehrels]
Generated description
Tom Gehrels was a Dutch–American astronomer known for his pioneering work in planetary science, photometry, and asteroid and comet surveys.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Gehrels Target entity description: Tom Gehrels was a Dutch–American astronomer known for his pioneering work in planetary science, photometry, and asteroid and comet surveys.
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A.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
-
B.
John O'Dell
John O'Dell is a musician known for performing with the Celtic-influenced band O'Malley's March.
-
C.
Eric W. Kaler
Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
-
D.
Bruce C. Murray
Bruce C. Murray was an American planetary scientist and former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, known for his leadership in Mars and planetary exploration.
-
E.
John N. Mather
John N. Mather was an American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in dynamical systems, singularity theory, and the development of Mather theory in Hamiltonian dynamics.
- 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_69d806ae1e08819090d95bfe1538cc17 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98c47e79c81908031d3e6f1cfd64f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6ff116f1c819097e4c53cd1411d78 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7013a368c8190a768f837f6551f5b |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f70386bf008190b984c81103326a67 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:12 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:14 p.m.