Triple
T15479101
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Needham Question |
E376865
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Great Divergence
The Great Divergence refers to the long-term process by which Western Europe, and later North America, achieved sustained economic growth and global dominance over other regions, particularly China, from roughly the 18th century onward.
|
E1159714
|
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: Great Divergence | Statement: [Needham Question, relatedTo, Great Divergence]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Divergence Context triple: [Needham Question, relatedTo, Great Divergence]
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A.
Modern Economic Growth
Modern Economic Growth is a landmark economic study by Simon Kuznets that analyzes the long-term patterns, causes, and structural transformations associated with the rise of modern industrial economies.
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B.
The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History
*The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History* is a seminal work in economic history that explains the long-term development and dominance of Western economies through the evolution of institutions and property rights.
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C.
The Great World System
The Great World System is an ancient philosophical treatise traditionally attributed to the pre-Socratic thinker Leucippus, outlining an early atomistic and cosmological theory of the universe.
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D.
The Great Convergence
The Great Convergence is a book by economist Richard Baldwin that analyzes how globalization and digital technologies are reshaping the world economy and narrowing the gap between rich and poor countries.
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E.
A Theory of Economic History
A Theory of Economic History is an influential work by economist John R. Hicks that applies economic theory to interpret and explain long-term historical development and institutional change.
- 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: Great Divergence Triple: [Needham Question, relatedTo, Great Divergence]
Generated description
The Great Divergence refers to the long-term process by which Western Europe, and later North America, achieved sustained economic growth and global dominance over other regions, particularly China, from roughly the 18th century onward.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Divergence Target entity description: The Great Divergence refers to the long-term process by which Western Europe, and later North America, achieved sustained economic growth and global dominance over other regions, particularly China, from roughly the 18th century onward.
-
A.
Modern Economic Growth
Modern Economic Growth is a landmark economic study by Simon Kuznets that analyzes the long-term patterns, causes, and structural transformations associated with the rise of modern industrial economies.
-
B.
The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History
*The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History* is a seminal work in economic history that explains the long-term development and dominance of Western economies through the evolution of institutions and property rights.
-
C.
The Great World System
The Great World System is an ancient philosophical treatise traditionally attributed to the pre-Socratic thinker Leucippus, outlining an early atomistic and cosmological theory of the universe.
-
D.
The Great Convergence
The Great Convergence is a book by economist Richard Baldwin that analyzes how globalization and digital technologies are reshaping the world economy and narrowing the gap between rich and poor countries.
-
E.
A Theory of Economic History
A Theory of Economic History is an influential work by economist John R. Hicks that applies economic theory to interpret and explain long-term historical development and institutional change.
- 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.