Triple
T1382998
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Saunders Mac Lane |
E29380
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Peter Johnstone
Peter Johnstone is a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in category theory and topos theory.
|
E175025
|
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: Peter Johnstone | Statement: [Saunders Mac Lane, coAuthor, Peter Johnstone]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Johnstone Context triple: [Saunders Mac Lane, coAuthor, Peter Johnstone]
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A.
Nigel Shadbolt
Nigel Shadbolt is a British computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher known for his leading role in promoting open data and digital governance.
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B.
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.
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C.
Peter Godfrey
Peter Godfrey was a British-born actor and director known for his work in mid-20th-century film and television, particularly in Hollywood.
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D.
Graham Stanton
Graham Stanton is a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
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E.
Alasdair Steedman
Alasdair Steedman was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of the RAF’s Fighter Command.
- 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: Peter Johnstone Triple: [Saunders Mac Lane, coAuthor, Peter Johnstone]
Generated description
Peter Johnstone is a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in category theory and topos theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Johnstone Target entity description: Peter Johnstone is a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in category theory and topos theory.
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A.
Nigel Shadbolt
Nigel Shadbolt is a British computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher known for his leading role in promoting open data and digital governance.
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B.
Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts is a Scottish folk musician and singer-songwriter known for his intricate guitar work, traditional balladry, and releases on independent labels such as Drag City.
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C.
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.
-
D.
Peter Godfrey
Peter Godfrey was a British-born actor and director known for his work in mid-20th-century film and television, particularly in Hollywood.
-
E.
Graham Stanton
Graham Stanton is a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
- 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_69a498d883a48190bfdca525296ef7ee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c3361bf08190b3f6bbf82e17685b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad293ab8508190ac321c898cd3df39 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad2d23e14881909fc5a4d89c0b74f4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad2ded1d548190b0c51c460a751017 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.