Triple

T18237615
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject theory of punctuated equilibrium E436721 entity
Predicate publishedIn P309 FINISHED
Object paper "Punctuated equilibria: an alternative to phyletic gradualism" — NE NERFINISHED

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: paper "Punctuated equilibria: an alternative to phyletic gradualism" | Statement: [theory of punctuated equilibrium, publishedIn, paper "Punctuated equilibria: an alternative to phyletic gradualism"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: paper "Punctuated equilibria: an alternative to phyletic gradualism"
Context triple: [theory of punctuated equilibrium, publishedIn, paper "Punctuated equilibria: an alternative to phyletic gradualism"]
  • A. theory of punctuated equilibrium chosen
    The theory of punctuated equilibrium is an evolutionary model proposing that species remain relatively unchanged for long periods, interrupted by brief, rapid bursts of significant evolutionary change often associated with speciation events.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966)
    Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966) is a landmark work in evolutionary biology that rigorously applies natural selection theory to explain the evolution of complex adaptations and helped establish the gene-centered view of evolution.
  • D. The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
    "The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
  • 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.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 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_69d8b91104e08190a8241f7d260a5162 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4f7def3c48190a9a96c8b4911f0f3 completed April 19, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:33 a.m.