Triple

T1531404
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Concrete Mathematics E32450 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Oren Patashnik
Oren Patashnik is a computer scientist best known for coauthoring the influential textbook "Concrete Mathematics" and for creating the BibTeX reference management tool used with LaTeX.
E177704 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: Oren Patashnik | Statement: [Concrete Mathematics, author, Oren Patashnik]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oren Patashnik
Context triple: [Concrete Mathematics, author, Oren Patashnik]
  • A. Hal Abelson
    Hal Abelson is an American computer scientist and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in computer science education, open knowledge, and software freedom.
  • B. Alan Emtage
    Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
  • C. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • D. Robert Griesemer
    Robert Griesemer is a Swiss software engineer best known as one of the principal designers of the Go programming language at Google.
  • E. Richard Lipton
    Richard Lipton is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and cryptography, including contributions to complexity theory and algorithm design.
  • 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: Oren Patashnik
Triple: [Concrete Mathematics, author, Oren Patashnik]
Generated description
Oren Patashnik is a computer scientist best known for coauthoring the influential textbook "Concrete Mathematics" and for creating the BibTeX reference management tool used with LaTeX.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oren Patashnik
Target entity description: Oren Patashnik is a computer scientist best known for coauthoring the influential textbook "Concrete Mathematics" and for creating the BibTeX reference management tool used with LaTeX.
  • A. Hal Abelson
    Hal Abelson is an American computer scientist and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in computer science education, open knowledge, and software freedom.
  • B. Alan Emtage
    Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
  • C. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • D. Robert Griesemer
    Robert Griesemer is a Swiss software engineer best known as one of the principal designers of the Go programming language at Google.
  • E. Richard Lipton
    Richard Lipton is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and cryptography, including contributions to complexity theory and algorithm design.
  • 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_69a885ea86308190998f6bc14bb91f8e completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90816b5e88190aa92a8558e35744b completed March 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad3706935481909455528b1bc4ce6c completed March 8, 2026, 8:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad38a26fb481908a4dbfd855a95b86 completed March 8, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad39c0b0188190ad49ff69ac88eb88 completed March 8, 2026, 8:56 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.