Triple

T1762389

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Ernst Mayr	`E38684`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Systematics and the Origin of Species Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.	`E199563`	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: Systematics and the Origin of Species | Statement: [Ernst Mayr, notableWork, Systematics and the Origin of Species]

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

Target entity: Systematics and the Origin of Species
Context triple: [Ernst Mayr, notableWork, Systematics and the Origin of Species]

A. Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
B. On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
C. The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
D. On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type
"On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type" is Alfred Russel Wallace’s seminal 1858 essay that independently outlined the theory of evolution by natural selection alongside Charles Darwin.
E. Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
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: Systematics and the Origin of Species
Triple: [Ernst Mayr, notableWork, Systematics and the Origin of Species]

Generated description

Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.

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

Target entity: Systematics and the Origin of Species
Target entity description: Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.

A. Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
B. On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
C. The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
D. On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type
"On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type" is Alfred Russel Wallace’s seminal 1858 essay that independently outlined the theory of evolution by natural selection alongside Charles Darwin.
E. Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
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_69a8862d562481908d7025a1c1f67c0d`	completed	March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69aa6463ac0081909e9ebe6ebf1db857`	completed	March 6, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ada98eb0348190a44e05393a2c6eff`	completed	March 8, 2026, 4:53 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69adae9845f081908904030f7a10df63`	completed	March 8, 2026, 5:15 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69adafa3494c8190b34a6930cf38ca40`	completed	March 8, 2026, 5:19 p.m.

Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.