Triple

T1512551
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Percy W. Bridgman E32045 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Nature of Physical Theory
The Nature of Physical Theory is a philosophical work by physicist Percy W. Bridgman that explores the logical structure, methodology, and conceptual foundations of modern physical science.
E172164 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: The Nature of Physical Theory | Statement: [Percy W. Bridgman, notableWork, The Nature of Physical Theory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nature of Physical Theory
Context triple: [Percy W. Bridgman, notableWork, The Nature of Physical Theory]
  • A. Philosophical Foundations of Physics
    Philosophical Foundations of Physics is a major work by Rudolf Carnap that systematically examines the logical and conceptual underpinnings of modern physical theories from a philosophy of science perspective.
  • B. Surprises in Theoretical Physics
    Surprises in Theoretical Physics is a collection of insightful essays by physicist Rudolf Peierls that explores unexpected results and conceptual twists in modern theoretical physics.
  • C. Die naturphilosophischen Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik
    "Die naturphilosophischen Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik" is a pioneering 1935 philosophical analysis of quantum mechanics by Grete Hermann that critically examines causality, determinism, and the interpretation of quantum theory.
  • D. The Principles of Statistical Mechanics
    The Principles of Statistical Mechanics is a classic 1938 textbook by Richard C. Tolman that systematically develops the foundations of statistical mechanics and its applications to thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
  • E. Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
    Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics is John von Neumann’s landmark 1932 treatise that rigorously formulates quantum theory using functional analysis and operator theory on Hilbert spaces.
  • 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: The Nature of Physical Theory
Triple: [Percy W. Bridgman, notableWork, The Nature of Physical Theory]
Generated description
The Nature of Physical Theory is a philosophical work by physicist Percy W. Bridgman that explores the logical structure, methodology, and conceptual foundations of modern physical science.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nature of Physical Theory
Target entity description: The Nature of Physical Theory is a philosophical work by physicist Percy W. Bridgman that explores the logical structure, methodology, and conceptual foundations of modern physical science.
  • A. Philosophical Foundations of Physics
    Philosophical Foundations of Physics is a major work by Rudolf Carnap that systematically examines the logical and conceptual underpinnings of modern physical theories from a philosophy of science perspective.
  • B. Surprises in Theoretical Physics
    Surprises in Theoretical Physics is a collection of insightful essays by physicist Rudolf Peierls that explores unexpected results and conceptual twists in modern theoretical physics.
  • C. Die naturphilosophischen Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik
    "Die naturphilosophischen Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik" is a pioneering 1935 philosophical analysis of quantum mechanics by Grete Hermann that critically examines causality, determinism, and the interpretation of quantum theory.
  • D. The Principles of Statistical Mechanics
    The Principles of Statistical Mechanics is a classic 1938 textbook by Richard C. Tolman that systematically develops the foundations of statistical mechanics and its applications to thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
  • E. Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
    Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics is John von Neumann’s landmark 1932 treatise that rigorously formulates quantum theory using functional analysis and operator theory on Hilbert spaces.
  • 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_69a885e8caf88190a5fbb6159ce87786 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a907d7cbf48190be40590a7f9fa1de completed March 5, 2026, 4:34 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad23409fd481909834aaf0dc4641f6 completed March 8, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad23b8d570819099b953c7a60e9445 completed March 8, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad248193ec8190b0c08ef979661af0 completed March 8, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.