Triple
T16554271
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Eugene P. Odum |
E402151
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthorWith |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard T. Odum
Howard T. Odum was an influential American ecologist and systems theorist known for pioneering work in ecosystem ecology, energy flow analysis, and ecological modeling.
|
E1221072
|
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: Howard T. Odum | Statement: [Eugene P. Odum, coAuthorWith, Howard T. Odum]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard T. Odum Context triple: [Eugene P. Odum, coAuthorWith, Howard T. Odum]
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A.
Eugene P. Odum
Eugene P. Odum was an influential American ecologist often regarded as a founding figure of modern ecosystem ecology.
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B.
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
G. Evelyn Hutchinson was a pioneering 20th-century ecologist often called the "father of modern ecology" for his influential work on ecological niches, limnology, and the theoretical foundations of population and community ecology.
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C.
Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
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D.
Dennis Meadows
Dennis Meadows is an American scientist and systems analyst best known as a lead author of the influential 1972 report "The Limits to Growth," which modeled global resource use and environmental constraints.
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E.
Thomas E. Lovejoy
Thomas E. Lovejoy was an influential American ecologist and conservation biologist known for pioneering work on biodiversity, tropical forest conservation, and the concept of "debt of extinction."
- 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: Howard T. Odum Triple: [Eugene P. Odum, coAuthorWith, Howard T. Odum]
Generated description
Howard T. Odum was an influential American ecologist and systems theorist known for pioneering work in ecosystem ecology, energy flow analysis, and ecological modeling.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard T. Odum Target entity description: Howard T. Odum was an influential American ecologist and systems theorist known for pioneering work in ecosystem ecology, energy flow analysis, and ecological modeling.
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A.
Eugene P. Odum
Eugene P. Odum was an influential American ecologist often regarded as a founding figure of modern ecosystem ecology.
-
B.
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
G. Evelyn Hutchinson was a pioneering 20th-century ecologist often called the "father of modern ecology" for his influential work on ecological niches, limnology, and the theoretical foundations of population and community ecology.
-
C.
Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
-
D.
Dennis Meadows
Dennis Meadows is an American scientist and systems analyst best known as a lead author of the influential 1972 report "The Limits to Growth," which modeled global resource use and environmental constraints.
-
E.
Thomas E. Lovejoy
Thomas E. Lovejoy was an influential American ecologist and conservation biologist known for pioneering work on biodiversity, tropical forest conservation, and the concept of "debt of extinction."
- 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_69d8838648088190acf97ef11fc3f61b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e34fc737ac8190b755e2a39b6ef32b |
completed | April 18, 2026, 9:32 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a006edbd8388190b9a96c1cc5c9119e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a006f7ca0dc8190a75d84d9ffbf83e0 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00705453c081909e8401024e92b5aa |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:47 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:15 a.m.