Triple

T15155008
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Henry Poynting E362047 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Poynting
Poynting is a surname most notably associated with John Henry Poynting, the English physicist known for the Poynting vector in electromagnetism.
 E1140338 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: Poynting | Statement: [John Henry Poynting, familyName, Poynting]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Poynting
Context triple: [John Henry Poynting, familyName, Poynting]
  • A. Poynting vector
    The Poynting vector is a fundamental quantity in electromagnetism that represents the directional energy flux (power per unit area) carried by an electromagnetic field.
  • B. Poynting theorem
    The Poynting theorem is a fundamental principle in electromagnetism that expresses the conservation of electromagnetic energy by relating the flow of energy, energy density, and work done on charges.
  • C. Larmor
    Larmor is a surname most notably associated with Joseph Larmor, an Irish physicist and mathematician known for his work in electromagnetism and the theory of the electron.
  • D. Poy
    Poy is the family name of Adrienne Poy, better known as Adrienne Clarkson, the 26th Governor General of Canada.
  • E. POE
    POE is the ICAO airline designator used to identify Porter Airlines in international aviation operations.
  • 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: Poynting
Triple: [John Henry Poynting, familyName, Poynting]
Generated description
Poynting is a surname most notably associated with John Henry Poynting, the English physicist known for the Poynting vector in electromagnetism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Poynting
Target entity description: Poynting is a surname most notably associated with John Henry Poynting, the English physicist known for the Poynting vector in electromagnetism.
  • A. Poynting vector
    The Poynting vector is a fundamental quantity in electromagnetism that represents the directional energy flux (power per unit area) carried by an electromagnetic field.
  • B. Poynting theorem
    The Poynting theorem is a fundamental principle in electromagnetism that expresses the conservation of electromagnetic energy by relating the flow of energy, energy density, and work done on charges.
  • C. Larmor
    Larmor is a surname most notably associated with Joseph Larmor, an Irish physicist and mathematician known for his work in electromagnetism and the theory of the electron.
  • D. Poy
    Poy is the family name of Adrienne Poy, better known as Adrienne Clarkson, the 26th Governor General of Canada.
  • E. POE
    POE is the ICAO airline designator used to identify Porter Airlines in international aviation operations.
  • 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_69d85a0759908190b8a051d2e2a1cbe6 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0060b0cd08190afad14cffcc7d93f completed April 15, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69febff87b6c819097f5cc99b2d75fb6 completed May 9, 2026, 5:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fec1c2ce5c81909e2df69e4cf80344 completed May 9, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fec25d50548190a056d6bb1297e780 completed May 9, 2026, 5:13 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.