Triple

T13908021
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Galbraith E334412 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William Galbraith (mathematician)
William Galbraith was a 19th-century Scottish mathematician known for his work in practical mathematics, including surveying, navigation, and actuarial science.
E1067332 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: William Galbraith (mathematician) | Statement: [Galbraith, hasNotableBearer, William Galbraith (mathematician)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Galbraith (mathematician)
Context triple: [Galbraith, hasNotableBearer, William Galbraith (mathematician)]
  • A. Kenneth Falconer
    Kenneth Falconer was a pseudonym used by American science fiction writer Cyril M. Kornbluth.
  • B. William Adamson
    William Adamson was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the early 20th century and played a key role in the party’s rise to government.
  • C. Angus Imrie
    Angus Imrie is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and radio, including roles in "The Archers" and "The Kid Who Would Be King."
  • D. Peter Guthrie Tait
    Peter Guthrie Tait was a 19th-century Scottish mathematical physicist known for his pioneering work in thermodynamics, knot theory, and quaternions, and for co-authoring the influential "Treatise on Natural Philosophy" with Lord Kelvin.
  • E. John Mathieson
    John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
  • 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: William Galbraith (mathematician)
Triple: [Galbraith, hasNotableBearer, William Galbraith (mathematician)]
Generated description
William Galbraith was a 19th-century Scottish mathematician known for his work in practical mathematics, including surveying, navigation, and actuarial science.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Galbraith (mathematician)
Target entity description: William Galbraith was a 19th-century Scottish mathematician known for his work in practical mathematics, including surveying, navigation, and actuarial science.
  • A. Kenneth Falconer
    Kenneth Falconer was a pseudonym used by American science fiction writer Cyril M. Kornbluth.
  • B. William Adamson
    William Adamson was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the early 20th century and played a key role in the party’s rise to government.
  • C. Angus Imrie
    Angus Imrie is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and radio, including roles in "The Archers" and "The Kid Who Would Be King."
  • D. Peter Guthrie Tait
    Peter Guthrie Tait was a 19th-century Scottish mathematical physicist known for his pioneering work in thermodynamics, knot theory, and quaternions, and for co-authoring the influential "Treatise on Natural Philosophy" with Lord Kelvin.
  • E. John Mathieson
    John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
  • 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_69d81c5eaa9c819083b1ff8689179565 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de2721ec6c8190888f4a9d004eb8e0 completed April 14, 2026, 11:38 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7c726b7388190b557f4c41622460d completed May 3, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7c807e70c8190b15a7d4608a17591 completed May 3, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7c8f5675c8190906f37cee6d8c493 completed May 3, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:16 p.m.