Triple

T17313548

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Ken Ono	`E420361`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics The Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in mathematics at the University of Virginia.	`E1261976`	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: Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics | Statement: [Ken Ono, positionHeld, Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics
Context triple: [Ken Ono, positionHeld, Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics]

A. James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics
The James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics is a distinguished endowed chair at Duke University reserved for leading scholars in the field of mathematics.
B. Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
C. Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics
The Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by several of Britain’s most influential mathematicians.
D. John von Neumann Professor in Applied and Computational Mathematics
The John von Neumann Professor in Applied and Computational Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair at Princeton University recognizing exceptional contributions to applied and computational mathematics.
E. Gresham Professor of Geometry
Gresham Professor of Geometry is a prestigious academic chair at Gresham College in London, historically associated with leading mathematicians and scientists who deliver free public lectures on geometry and related fields.
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: Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics
Triple: [Ken Ono, positionHeld, Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics]

Generated description

The Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in mathematics at the University of Virginia.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics
Target entity description: The Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in mathematics at the University of Virginia.

A. James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics
The James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics is a distinguished endowed chair at Duke University reserved for leading scholars in the field of mathematics.
B. Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
C. Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics
The Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by several of Britain’s most influential mathematicians.
D. John von Neumann Professor in Applied and Computational Mathematics
The John von Neumann Professor in Applied and Computational Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair at Princeton University recognizing exceptional contributions to applied and computational mathematics.
E. Gresham Professor of Geometry
Gresham Professor of Geometry is a prestigious academic chair at Gresham College in London, historically associated with leading mathematicians and scientists who deliver free public lectures on geometry and related fields.
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_69d889d22b848190a4663d0b8f8f76e7`	completed	April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e4399a4194819091d34cd3fffc8072`	completed	April 19, 2026, 2:10 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0180e6e830819097b33d6b99232727`	completed	May 11, 2026, 7:10 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a01853590d081908f6523c55e4f610d`	completed	May 11, 2026, 7:28 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a01860e39788190bbf5ca5188352d95`	completed	May 11, 2026, 7:32 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m.