Triple
T13350280
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billions and Billions |
E318050
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | “Billions and Billions” (essay) |
E318050
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: “Billions and Billions” (essay) | Statement: [Billions and Billions, hasPart, “Billions and Billions” (essay)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Billions and Billions” (essay) Context triple: [Billions and Billions, hasPart, “Billions and Billions” (essay)]
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A.
Billions and Billions
chosen
Billions and Billions is a posthumously published collection of essays by astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan that explores science, philosophy, and humanity’s future.
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B.
An Essay in Cosmology
An Essay in Cosmology is the subtitle of Alfred North Whitehead’s major philosophical work *Process and Reality*, which presents his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system.
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C.
Science, The Endless Frontier
Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
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D.
The Cosmic Charge Account
The Cosmic Charge Account is a science fiction story by Cyril M. Kornbluth that satirically explores consumerism and the consequences of limitless credit through a fantastical premise.
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E.
Reflections on Big Science
Reflections on Big Science is a book by nuclear physicist and science administrator Alvin M. Weinberg that examines the rise, impact, and societal implications of large-scale scientific enterprises in the modern era.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d806b5a3c08190b42c267fb092f98a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d99e8c2f1c819094f0970f35f18afa |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f71f47fd7c8190b8d98a181acd7710 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:11 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:31 p.m.