Triple

T15478924
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Science and Civilisation in China E376860 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology is a volume of Joseph Needham’s monumental "Science and Civilisation in China" series that examines the history, development, and global impact of chemical knowledge and technologies in Chinese civilization.
E1159707 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: Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology | Statement: [Science and Civilisation in China, hasPart, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Context triple: [Science and Civilisation in China, hasPart, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology]
  • A. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
    The Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work that provides authoritative information on chemical substances, processes, and industrial technologies.
  • B. Chemical & Engineering News
    Chemical & Engineering News is a weekly magazine and news outlet that covers research, industry, policy, and career developments in chemistry and related fields.
  • C. Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
    The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is a major academic division at the California Institute of Technology focused on research and education in chemistry, chemical engineering, and related molecular sciences.
  • D. Elementary Principles of Composition
    "Elementary Principles of Composition" is a core section of the classic writing guide *The Elements of Style* that outlines fundamental rules for clear, effective English prose.
  • E. Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
    The Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry is a technical division of the American Chemical Society that focuses on the application of chemistry and chemical engineering in industrial processes and technologies.
  • 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: Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Triple: [Science and Civilisation in China, hasPart, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology]
Generated description
Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology is a volume of Joseph Needham’s monumental "Science and Civilisation in China" series that examines the history, development, and global impact of chemical knowledge and technologies in Chinese civilization.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Target entity description: Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology is a volume of Joseph Needham’s monumental "Science and Civilisation in China" series that examines the history, development, and global impact of chemical knowledge and technologies in Chinese civilization.
  • A. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
    The Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work that provides authoritative information on chemical substances, processes, and industrial technologies.
  • B. Chemical & Engineering News
    Chemical & Engineering News is a weekly magazine and news outlet that covers research, industry, policy, and career developments in chemistry and related fields.
  • C. Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
    The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is a major academic division at the California Institute of Technology focused on research and education in chemistry, chemical engineering, and related molecular sciences.
  • D. Elementary Principles of Composition
    "Elementary Principles of Composition" is a core section of the classic writing guide *The Elements of Style* that outlines fundamental rules for clear, effective English prose.
  • E. Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
    The Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry is a technical division of the American Chemical Society that focuses on the application of chemistry and chemical engineering in industrial processes and technologies.
  • 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_69d85cd21dcc81908646251b1c26ea00 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03f8a77a081909f12f13660452f4a completed April 16, 2026, 1:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff2d0b3e7881908f195701fe222371 completed May 9, 2026, 12:48 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff2e4010dc8190b0f81d03acf8ba41 completed May 9, 2026, 12:53 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff310c2d5c819093295c45307176ec completed May 9, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:34 a.m.