Triple
T15744085
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theodore Lyman |
E381674
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Theodore Lyman
Theodore Lyman was an American physicist and spectroscopist known for his pioneering work on the ultraviolet spectrum of hydrogen, leading to the identification of the Lyman series.
|
E1176412
|
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: Theodore Lyman | Statement: [Theodore Lyman, name, Theodore Lyman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodore Lyman Context triple: [Theodore Lyman, name, Theodore Lyman]
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A.
Theodore Lyman III
Theodore Lyman III was a 19th-century American politician, philanthropist, and mayor of Boston known for his civic reforms and support of social welfare initiatives.
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B.
Theodore Lyman III
Theodore Lyman III was an American physicist best known for discovering the Lyman series of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen.
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C.
Isaac W. Scudder
Isaac W. Scudder was a 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
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D.
Henry Kitteridge
Henry Kitteridge is the gentle, patient pharmacist husband of the blunt and complex title character in Elizabeth Strout’s novel "Olive Kitteridge."
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E.
James R. Osgood
James R. Osgood was a prominent 19th-century American publisher known for his influential role in the Boston literary scene and for publishing works by major authors of his time.
- 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: Theodore Lyman Triple: [Theodore Lyman, name, Theodore Lyman]
Generated description
Theodore Lyman was an American physicist and spectroscopist known for his pioneering work on the ultraviolet spectrum of hydrogen, leading to the identification of the Lyman series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodore Lyman Target entity description: Theodore Lyman was an American physicist and spectroscopist known for his pioneering work on the ultraviolet spectrum of hydrogen, leading to the identification of the Lyman series.
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A.
Theodore Lyman III
Theodore Lyman III was a 19th-century American politician, philanthropist, and mayor of Boston known for his civic reforms and support of social welfare initiatives.
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B.
Theodore Lyman III
chosen
Theodore Lyman III was an American physicist best known for discovering the Lyman series of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen.
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C.
Isaac W. Scudder
Isaac W. Scudder was a 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
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D.
Henry Kitteridge
Henry Kitteridge is the gentle, patient pharmacist husband of the blunt and complex title character in Elizabeth Strout’s novel "Olive Kitteridge."
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E.
James R. Osgood
James R. Osgood was a prominent 19th-century American publisher known for his influential role in the Boston literary scene and for publishing works by major authors of his time.
- F. None of above.
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_69d86d9e6b44819085d1f6a969ecb74c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0502c0c3c8190b8e512df307039c1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffa9341a0c81909057dc338f218b85 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffaa3903408190b7beaa6b461bd2bd |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffab0c79d4819085f0ed6a4edcb7fb |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m.