Triple
T1413056
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ken Thompson |
E31846
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thompson's construction for converting regular expressions to NFAs |
E162099
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thompson's construction for converting regular expressions to NFAs | Statement: [Ken Thompson, knownFor, Thompson's construction for converting regular expressions to NFAs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thompson's construction for converting regular expressions to NFAs Context triple: [Ken Thompson, knownFor, Thompson's construction for converting regular expressions to NFAs]
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A.
Thompson's algorithm for regular expression matching
Thompson's algorithm for regular expression matching is a classic method that converts regular expressions into nondeterministic finite automata (NFAs) to enable efficient pattern matching in text processing.
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B.
Thompson's algorithm
chosen
Thompson's algorithm is a classic computer science method for converting regular expressions into nondeterministic finite automata (NFAs), widely used in pattern matching and lexical analysis.
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C.
Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Introduction to the Theory of Computation is a widely used textbook in theoretical computer science that covers formal languages, automata, computability, and complexity theory.
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D.
Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm
The Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm is a classic linear-time string-searching algorithm that efficiently finds occurrences of a pattern within a text by precomputing a prefix function to avoid redundant comparisons.
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E.
DFA
DFA is an online advertising management and ad-serving platform originally developed by DoubleClick and later integrated into Google's marketing and ad technology stack.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a49919a994819086528951bc224775 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c3e476f08190aed1576805c62462 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad015a52a88190933e7337067e5364 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.