Triple
T17225357
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ernest Nagel |
E418099
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James R. Newman |
E337109
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: James R. Newman | Statement: [Ernest Nagel, coAuthor, James R. Newman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James R. Newman Context triple: [Ernest Nagel, coAuthor, James R. Newman]
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A.
James R. Newman
chosen
James R. Newman was an American mathematician, lawyer, and author best known for co-authoring the popular science classic "Mathematics and the Imagination" and editing the influential anthology "The World of Mathematics."
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B.
James H. Newman
James H. Newman is a NASA astronaut and physicist who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and helped assemble the International Space Station.
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C.
Murray A. Newman
Murray A. Newman was a Canadian marine biologist and conservationist best known for establishing and leading the Vancouver Aquarium as a pioneering center for marine research and public education.
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D.
Harold M. Edwards
Harold M. Edwards is an American mathematician and historian of mathematics known for his influential expository works, particularly on number theory and the history of mathematical ideas.
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E.
John Ziman
John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d886d779488190b131369541c04e7d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42de0a8dc819093d9c8fb4f80342c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01675cc70881909cf39b2e229f5d1e |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:38 a.m.