Triple
T13783282
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | oil-drop experiment |
E331182
|
entity |
| Predicate | leadResearcher |
P86847
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert Andrews Millikan |
E65870
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Robert Andrews Millikan | Statement: [oil-drop experiment, leadResearcher, Robert Andrews Millikan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Andrews Millikan Context triple: [oil-drop experiment, leadResearcher, Robert Andrews Millikan]
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A.
Robert A. Millikan
chosen
Robert A. Millikan was an American experimental physicist best known for his oil-drop experiment measuring the electron’s charge and for his Nobel Prize–winning work on the photoelectric effect.
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B.
Arthur H. Compton
Arthur H. Compton was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering the Compton effect and for his leadership in early nuclear research.
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C.
Clinton Davisson
Clinton Davisson was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for experimentally demonstrating the wave nature of electrons through the Davisson–Germer experiment.
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D.
Percy W. Bridgman
Percy W. Bridgman was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in high-pressure physics and for developing the philosophical approach known as operationalism.
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E.
Theodore William Richards
Theodore William Richards was an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his precise determinations of atomic weights, which significantly advanced physical chemistry.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: leadResearcher Context triple: [oil-drop experiment, leadResearcher, Robert Andrews Millikan]
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A.
researchLedBy
chosen
Indicates that a research project, study, or investigation is directed or overseen by a specified leader or principal investigator.
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B.
researchUser
Indicates that an entity conducts research on, studies, or investigates a particular user.
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C.
coResearcher
Indicates that two or more individuals collaborate as peers on the same research work or project.
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D.
hasResearcher
Indicates that an entity is associated with or linked to a specific researcher responsible for work, study, or investigation related to it.
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E.
researchValue
Indicates that something is considered useful, important, or relevant for research or scholarly investigation.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d81c58feb08190a77bca8bf7d6d20f |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de0247ccc881908dad7b547221f15d |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7ce667c248190a9d0a0f1e9e228ae |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:38 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69dbc85fb600819098a2aab48169be96 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 4:29 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:11 p.m.