Triple

T1827238
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A Brief History of Time E40679 entity
Predicate hasUpdatedEdition P30547 FINISHED
Object A Briefer History of Time
A Briefer History of Time is a later, more accessible revision of Stephen Hawking’s landmark cosmology book that simplifies and updates its explanations of the universe for a broader audience.
E206532 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: A Briefer History of Time | Statement: [A Brief History of Time, hasUpdatedEdition, A Briefer History of Time]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Briefer History of Time
Context triple: [A Brief History of Time, hasUpdatedEdition, A Briefer History of Time]
  • A. A Brief History of Time
    A Brief History of Time is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains complex concepts in cosmology—such as the Big Bang, black holes, and the nature of time—in an accessible way for general readers.
  • B. The Universe in a Nutshell
    The Universe in a Nutshell is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains advanced concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience.
  • C. Dreams of a Final Theory
    Dreams of a Final Theory is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explores the quest for a unified "theory of everything" in fundamental physics and reflects on the nature and philosophy of scientific explanation.
  • D. The First Three Minutes
    The First Three Minutes is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explains the origin and early evolution of the universe in the moments immediately following the Big Bang.
  • E. The Grand Design
    The Grand Design is a popular-science book co-authored by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow that explores modern cosmology, quantum theory, and the origins of the universe while arguing that physics can explain creation without invoking a deity.
  • 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: A Briefer History of Time
Triple: [A Brief History of Time, hasUpdatedEdition, A Briefer History of Time]
Generated description
A Briefer History of Time is a later, more accessible revision of Stephen Hawking’s landmark cosmology book that simplifies and updates its explanations of the universe for a broader audience.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Briefer History of Time
Target entity description: A Briefer History of Time is a later, more accessible revision of Stephen Hawking’s landmark cosmology book that simplifies and updates its explanations of the universe for a broader audience.
  • A. A Brief History of Time
    A Brief History of Time is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains complex concepts in cosmology—such as the Big Bang, black holes, and the nature of time—in an accessible way for general readers.
  • B. The Universe in a Nutshell
    The Universe in a Nutshell is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains advanced concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience.
  • C. Dreams of a Final Theory
    Dreams of a Final Theory is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explores the quest for a unified "theory of everything" in fundamental physics and reflects on the nature and philosophy of scientific explanation.
  • D. The First Three Minutes
    The First Three Minutes is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explains the origin and early evolution of the universe in the moments immediately following the Big Bang.
  • E. The Grand Design
    The Grand Design is a popular-science book co-authored by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow that explores modern cosmology, quantum theory, and the origins of the universe while arguing that physics can explain creation without invoking a deity.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasUpdatedEdition
Context triple: [A Brief History of Time, hasUpdatedEdition, A Briefer History of Time]
  • A. isUpdated
    Indicates that an entity has been modified or brought to a more recent state compared to its previous version or a reference point.
  • B. has edition or version chosen
    Indicates that one entity exists as a particular edition or version of another entity.
  • C. hasEditionType
    Indicates that one entity is a specific edition type or format classification of another entity (such as a work, publication, or product).
  • D. isUpdatedThrough
    Indicates that one entity’s state or content is modified or brought up to date as a result of a process, action, or interaction involving another entity.
  • E. hasUpgrade
    Indicates that one entity possesses, includes, or is associated with an improved or enhanced version of another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a8864644bc8190b2358ab897194ac1 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb45402688190b9a535b14030c354 completed March 7, 2026, 5:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adc9b24f448190a3aa5a85a9106d71 completed March 8, 2026, 7:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adcc55db8481909b5680230a61a4c1 completed March 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adccf2b56c8190bf2de8f8bcbb4837 completed March 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abafd6a9948190ac2b2743db6f8f69 completed March 7, 2026, 4:55 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.