Triple

T1428733
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Harold Davenport E30393 entity
Predicate areaOfResearch P934 FINISHED
Object Diophantine approximation
Diophantine approximation is a branch of number theory that studies how closely real numbers can be approximated by rational numbers, often with quantitative bounds on the quality of approximation.
E163264 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: Diophantine approximation | Statement: [Harold Davenport, areaOfResearch, Diophantine approximation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diophantine approximation
Context triple: [Harold Davenport, areaOfResearch, Diophantine approximation]
  • A. Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem precursor
    The Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem precursor is an early foundational result in transcendental number theory developed by Ferdinand von Lindemann that paved the way for the full Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem on the algebraic independence of exponentials of algebraic numbers.
  • B. Hardy–Littlewood circle method
    The Hardy–Littlewood circle method is a powerful analytic number theory technique that uses complex analysis and Fourier series to study additive problems such as Waring’s problem and the Goldbach conjecture.
  • C. Dyson’s transform in number theory
    Dyson’s transform in number theory is a combinatorial technique introduced by Freeman Dyson to manipulate and relate integer partitions, particularly in the study of partition identities and congruences.
  • D. An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
    An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers is a classic textbook in number theory, co-authored by G. H. Hardy, that systematically develops fundamental concepts such as divisibility, prime numbers, Diophantine equations, and quadratic forms.
  • E. Fermat polygonal number theorem
    The Fermat polygonal number theorem is a result in number theory stating that every positive integer can be expressed as a sum of a fixed number of polygonal numbers of a given order.
  • 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: Diophantine approximation
Triple: [Harold Davenport, areaOfResearch, Diophantine approximation]
Generated description
Diophantine approximation is a branch of number theory that studies how closely real numbers can be approximated by rational numbers, often with quantitative bounds on the quality of approximation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diophantine approximation
Target entity description: Diophantine approximation is a branch of number theory that studies how closely real numbers can be approximated by rational numbers, often with quantitative bounds on the quality of approximation.
  • A. Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem precursor
    The Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem precursor is an early foundational result in transcendental number theory developed by Ferdinand von Lindemann that paved the way for the full Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem on the algebraic independence of exponentials of algebraic numbers.
  • B. Hardy–Littlewood circle method
    The Hardy–Littlewood circle method is a powerful analytic number theory technique that uses complex analysis and Fourier series to study additive problems such as Waring’s problem and the Goldbach conjecture.
  • C. Dyson’s transform in number theory
    Dyson’s transform in number theory is a combinatorial technique introduced by Freeman Dyson to manipulate and relate integer partitions, particularly in the study of partition identities and congruences.
  • D. An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
    An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers is a classic textbook in number theory, co-authored by G. H. Hardy, that systematically develops fundamental concepts such as divisibility, prime numbers, Diophantine equations, and quadratic forms.
  • E. Fermat polygonal number theorem
    The Fermat polygonal number theorem is a result in number theory stating that every positive integer can be expressed as a sum of a fixed number of polygonal numbers of a given order.
  • 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_69a498fb823c8190a67ce4c4837e641a completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c4d9575881908bb58598e5a80590 completed March 1, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad016930ec8190ab3900d6f40c4aa0 completed March 8, 2026, 4:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad01d1c01c81908917c4837ed2b393 completed March 8, 2026, 4:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad0265f610819085a2dd293abd4812 completed March 8, 2026, 5 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.