Triple

T1798715

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	George Gaylord Simpson	`E39663`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Tempo and Mode in Evolution Tempo and Mode in Evolution is a landmark 1944 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped establish the modern synthesis by analyzing the rates and patterns of evolutionary change in the fossil record.	`E200951`	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: Tempo and Mode in Evolution | Statement: [George Gaylord Simpson, notableWork, Tempo and Mode in Evolution]

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

Target entity: Tempo and Mode in Evolution
Context triple: [George Gaylord Simpson, notableWork, Tempo and Mode in Evolution]

A. The Major Features of Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
B. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
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. Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
E. What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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: Tempo and Mode in Evolution
Triple: [George Gaylord Simpson, notableWork, Tempo and Mode in Evolution]

Generated description

Tempo and Mode in Evolution is a landmark 1944 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped establish the modern synthesis by analyzing the rates and patterns of evolutionary change in the fossil record.

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

Target entity: Tempo and Mode in Evolution
Target entity description: Tempo and Mode in Evolution is a landmark 1944 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped establish the modern synthesis by analyzing the rates and patterns of evolutionary change in the fossil record.

A. The Major Features of Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
B. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
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. Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
E. What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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_69a88632aa588190ba3978fde0db5bbd`	completed	March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69aa6568373c81908044e0cd8a38344d`	completed	March 6, 2026, 5:26 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69adb5d8da888190a88f3bd8036e19f4`	completed	March 8, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69adb69c149081908b5b819c068a1ce2`	completed	March 8, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69adb8be528c819092a5e22b099fc2a0`	completed	March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m.

Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.