Triple
T13200171
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wilhelm Ostwald |
E314219
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Ostwald ripening
Ostwald ripening is a process in materials science where larger particles grow at the expense of smaller ones due to differences in solubility or chemical potential, leading to coarsening of the system over time.
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E1026604
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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: Ostwald ripening | Statement: [Wilhelm Ostwald, notableWork, Ostwald ripening]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ostwald ripening Context triple: [Wilhelm Ostwald, notableWork, Ostwald ripening]
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A.
Mullins–Sekerka instability
The Mullins–Sekerka instability is a morphological instability that occurs during diffusion-limited solidification or crystal growth, leading to pattern formation such as dendrites at moving phase boundaries.
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B.
Becker–Döring theory of nucleation
The Becker–Döring theory of nucleation is a classical kinetic model in statistical physics that describes how clusters of particles grow or shrink through the successive addition or loss of single monomers, providing a fundamental framework for understanding phase transitions and nucleation rates.
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C.
Smoluchowski coagulation equation
The Smoluchowski coagulation equation is a fundamental integro-differential equation in statistical physics that models how particles undergoing random collisions aggregate over time into larger clusters.
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D.
Cahn–Hilliard equation
The Cahn–Hilliard equation is a nonlinear partial differential equation that models phase separation and coarsening in binary mixtures and other systems undergoing spinodal decomposition.
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E.
Néel relaxation
Néel relaxation is a magnetic relaxation process in which the magnetization of single-domain nanoparticles flips between energy minima due to thermal fluctuations without physical rotation of the particles.
- 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: Ostwald ripening Triple: [Wilhelm Ostwald, notableWork, Ostwald ripening]
Generated description
Ostwald ripening is a process in materials science where larger particles grow at the expense of smaller ones due to differences in solubility or chemical potential, leading to coarsening of the system over time.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ostwald ripening Target entity description: Ostwald ripening is a process in materials science where larger particles grow at the expense of smaller ones due to differences in solubility or chemical potential, leading to coarsening of the system over time.
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A.
Mullins–Sekerka instability
The Mullins–Sekerka instability is a morphological instability that occurs during diffusion-limited solidification or crystal growth, leading to pattern formation such as dendrites at moving phase boundaries.
-
B.
Becker–Döring theory of nucleation
The Becker–Döring theory of nucleation is a classical kinetic model in statistical physics that describes how clusters of particles grow or shrink through the successive addition or loss of single monomers, providing a fundamental framework for understanding phase transitions and nucleation rates.
-
C.
Smoluchowski coagulation equation
The Smoluchowski coagulation equation is a fundamental integro-differential equation in statistical physics that models how particles undergoing random collisions aggregate over time into larger clusters.
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D.
Cahn–Hilliard equation
The Cahn–Hilliard equation is a nonlinear partial differential equation that models phase separation and coarsening in binary mixtures and other systems undergoing spinodal decomposition.
-
E.
Néel relaxation
Néel relaxation is a magnetic relaxation process in which the magnetization of single-domain nanoparticles flips between energy minima due to thermal fluctuations without physical rotation of the particles.
- 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_69d806aee7308190b70a237ba2a6e3e1 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98c6591d881909a6ebc22246caead |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6f60ae01c8190aa7669d6f574df09 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6f6ba509c8190a99426ba4506d31f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6f812ae048190907b8def6b0d019c |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:16 p.m.