Triple
T13527357
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | ensemble interpretation |
E323046
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Leslie E. Ballentine
Leslie E. Ballentine is a Canadian physicist and philosopher of physics best known for his influential advocacy and formal development of the ensemble (statistical) interpretation of quantum mechanics.
|
E1232026
|
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: Leslie E. Ballentine | Statement: [ensemble interpretation, associatedWith, Leslie E. Ballentine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leslie E. Ballentine Context triple: [ensemble interpretation, associatedWith, Leslie E. Ballentine]
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A.
Leslie R. Caldwell
Leslie R. Caldwell is an American lawyer and former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official known for leading major federal criminal enforcement efforts.
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B.
Barry K. Carpenter
Barry K. Carpenter is a theoretical and physical chemist known for his work on reaction mechanisms and potential energy surfaces in organic and organometallic chemistry.
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C.
Leslie R. Tower
Leslie R. Tower was the Boeing test pilot who conducted the maiden flight of the prototype that evolved into the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.
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D.
Douglas L. Meyer
Douglas L. Meyer is a theatrical producer best known for his work on the hit 2001 Broadway musical "The Producers."
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E.
Stephen K. Robinson
Stephen K. Robinson is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and conducted spacewalks to help assemble and repair the International Space Station.
- 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: Leslie E. Ballentine Triple: [ensemble interpretation, associatedWith, Leslie E. Ballentine]
Generated description
Leslie E. Ballentine is a Canadian physicist and philosopher of physics best known for his influential advocacy and formal development of the ensemble (statistical) interpretation of quantum mechanics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leslie E. Ballentine Target entity description: Leslie E. Ballentine is a Canadian physicist and philosopher of physics best known for his influential advocacy and formal development of the ensemble (statistical) interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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A.
Leslie R. Caldwell
Leslie R. Caldwell is an American lawyer and former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official known for leading major federal criminal enforcement efforts.
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B.
Barry K. Carpenter
Barry K. Carpenter is a theoretical and physical chemist known for his work on reaction mechanisms and potential energy surfaces in organic and organometallic chemistry.
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C.
Leslie R. Tower
Leslie R. Tower was the Boeing test pilot who conducted the maiden flight of the prototype that evolved into the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.
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D.
Douglas L. Meyer
Douglas L. Meyer is a theatrical producer best known for his work on the hit 2001 Broadway musical "The Producers."
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E.
Stephen K. Robinson
Stephen K. Robinson is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and conducted spacewalks to help assemble and repair the International Space Station.
- 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_69d80766a21881909f21a1b7421d3b8a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbafb8e0cc8190b47f6aeb8ced470e |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00a4fffa7c81909bcc833b44ddf66f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00a5c4e934819088db49d81be154c3 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00a6b84d288190aeccb06745146b80 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:44 p.m.