Triple
T14265434
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wacław Sierpiński |
E353630
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableIdea |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sierpiński set
The Sierpiński set is a subset of the real numbers with the property that it intersects every uncountable closed subset of the reals in only countably many points, illustrating extreme pathological behavior in set theory and real analysis.
|
E1090234
|
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: Sierpiński set | Statement: [Wacław Sierpiński, notableIdea, Sierpiński set]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sierpiński set Context triple: [Wacław Sierpiński, notableIdea, Sierpiński set]
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A.
Cantor set
The Cantor set is a classic fractal subset of the real line formed by repeatedly removing the open middle third of intervals, notable for being uncountable, perfect, nowhere dense, and having zero Lebesgue measure.
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B.
Vitali set
A Vitali set is a classic example in real analysis of a subset of the real numbers that is not Lebesgue measurable, constructed using the axiom of choice.
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C.
Nikodym set
A Nikodym set is a pathological subset of the plane in geometric measure theory that intersects almost every line in a very small (often measure-zero) way while still having full measure in a region, illustrating extreme irregular behavior of measurable sets.
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D.
Steinhaus theorem
The Steinhaus theorem is a fundamental result in measure theory stating that the difference set of any subset of the real numbers with positive Lebesgue measure contains an open interval around zero.
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E.
Banach–Tarski paradox
The Banach–Tarski paradox is a theorem in set-theoretic geometry stating that a solid ball in 3‑dimensional space can be decomposed into finitely many non-measurable pieces and reassembled into two identical copies of the original ball, highlighting counterintuitive consequences of the axiom of choice.
- 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: Sierpiński set Triple: [Wacław Sierpiński, notableIdea, Sierpiński set]
Generated description
The Sierpiński set is a subset of the real numbers with the property that it intersects every uncountable closed subset of the reals in only countably many points, illustrating extreme pathological behavior in set theory and real analysis.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sierpiński set Target entity description: The Sierpiński set is a subset of the real numbers with the property that it intersects every uncountable closed subset of the reals in only countably many points, illustrating extreme pathological behavior in set theory and real analysis.
-
A.
Cantor set
The Cantor set is a classic fractal subset of the real line formed by repeatedly removing the open middle third of intervals, notable for being uncountable, perfect, nowhere dense, and having zero Lebesgue measure.
-
B.
Vitali set
A Vitali set is a classic example in real analysis of a subset of the real numbers that is not Lebesgue measurable, constructed using the axiom of choice.
-
C.
Nikodym set
A Nikodym set is a pathological subset of the plane in geometric measure theory that intersects almost every line in a very small (often measure-zero) way while still having full measure in a region, illustrating extreme irregular behavior of measurable sets.
-
D.
Steinhaus theorem
The Steinhaus theorem is a fundamental result in measure theory stating that the difference set of any subset of the real numbers with positive Lebesgue measure contains an open interval around zero.
-
E.
Banach–Tarski paradox
The Banach–Tarski paradox is a theorem in set-theoretic geometry stating that a solid ball in 3‑dimensional space can be decomposed into finitely many non-measurable pieces and reassembled into two identical copies of the original ball, highlighting counterintuitive consequences of the axiom of choice.
- 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_69d8278c43e08190824146f4632b89a5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de6357a8188190ba518a486521052b |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd326551b08190ae8fe220a6422339 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd3417e8e88190b099bfe4ba30f364 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd37df3dfc8190a594abb2c14e11bb |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:09 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:09 a.m.