Triple

T1358765
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Archimedes E29048 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Sand Reckoner
The Sand Reckoner is a treatise by Archimedes in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the quantity of sand that could fit in the universe.
E156210 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: The Sand Reckoner | Statement: [Archimedes, notableWork, The Sand Reckoner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sand Reckoner
Context triple: [Archimedes, notableWork, The Sand Reckoner]
  • A. Almagest
    The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
  • B. Aristotle’s On the Heavens
    Aristotle’s On the Heavens is an influential ancient Greek treatise that presents Aristotle’s cosmology and theories about the structure and motions of the universe.
  • C. Euclides adauctus et methodicus
    Euclides adauctus et methodicus is a 17th-century mathematical treatise by Guarino Guarini that expands and systematizes Euclidean geometry for advanced study and architectural application.
  • D. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
    De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.
  • E. Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
    Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
  • 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: The Sand Reckoner
Triple: [Archimedes, notableWork, The Sand Reckoner]
Generated description
The Sand Reckoner is a treatise by Archimedes in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the quantity of sand that could fit in the universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sand Reckoner
Target entity description: The Sand Reckoner is a treatise by Archimedes in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the quantity of sand that could fit in the universe.
  • A. Almagest
    The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
  • B. Aristotle’s On the Heavens
    Aristotle’s On the Heavens is an influential ancient Greek treatise that presents Aristotle’s cosmology and theories about the structure and motions of the universe.
  • C. Euclides adauctus et methodicus
    Euclides adauctus et methodicus is a 17th-century mathematical treatise by Guarino Guarini that expands and systematizes Euclidean geometry for advanced study and architectural application.
  • D. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
    De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.
  • E. Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
    Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
  • 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_69a498d77abc8190913bf57e5f51d2c4 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c28f5b988190b0be4504eabb919d completed March 1, 2026, 10:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acce701a84819094815ab6e8383b76 completed March 8, 2026, 1:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69accf15d910819098e9a4b24247881b completed March 8, 2026, 1:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69accff8af488190a7580cf7c02ceed9 completed March 8, 2026, 1:25 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:56 p.m.