Triple

T18480246
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Orthogonal Polynomials E451537 entity
Predicate fourthEditionEditor P1954 FINISHED
Object Richard Askey — NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Richard Askey | Statement: [Orthogonal Polynomials, fourthEditionEditor, Richard Askey]

Disambiguation candidates (3 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Richard Askey
Context triple: [Orthogonal Polynomials, fourthEditionEditor, Richard Askey]
  • A. Peter J. Forrester
    Peter J. Forrester is an Australian mathematical physicist and mathematician known for his influential work in random matrix theory and statistical mechanics.
  • B. Edwin Clark
    Edwin Clark was a 19th-century English civil engineer best known for pioneering hydraulic engineering works, including the design of the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
  • C. Michael B. Nathanson
    Michael B. Nathanson is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood movies, including popular comedies and action blockbusters.
  • D. David A. Stewart
    David A. Stewart is a British musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as half of the pop duo Eurythmics and for his extensive work producing and collaborating with major artists.
  • E. Nicholas Shehadie
    Nicholas Shehadie was an Australian rugby union player and administrator who later became a prominent public figure and Lord Mayor of Sydney.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Richard Askey
Target entity description: Richard Askey was an American mathematician renowned for his influential work on special functions and orthogonal polynomials, as well as for co-authoring the seminal Askey scheme of hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials.
  • A. Peter J. Forrester
    Peter J. Forrester is an Australian mathematical physicist and mathematician known for his influential work in random matrix theory and statistical mechanics.
  • B. Edwin Clark
    Edwin Clark was a 19th-century English civil engineer best known for pioneering hydraulic engineering works, including the design of the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
  • C. Michael B. Nathanson
    Michael B. Nathanson is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood movies, including popular comedies and action blockbusters.
  • D. David A. Stewart
    David A. Stewart is a British musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as half of the pop duo Eurythmics and for his extensive work producing and collaborating with major artists.
  • E. Nicholas Shehadie
    Nicholas Shehadie was an Australian rugby union player and administrator who later became a prominent public figure and Lord Mayor of Sydney.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: fourthEditionEditor
Context triple: [Orthogonal Polynomials, fourthEditionEditor, Richard Askey]
  • A. fourthEditionCovers
    Indicates that one entity serves as the cover (or is featured on the cover) of the fourth edition of another entity.
  • B. fourthEditionYear
    Indicates the year in which the fourth edition of something (such as a work, product, or publication) was released or published.
  • C. editedBy chosen
    Indicates that one entity has revised, modified, or otherwise made editorial changes to another entity.
  • D. englishEditionEditor
    Indicates that the subject is the person or entity responsible for editing the English-language edition of the object.
  • E. formerEditorInChief
    Indicates that a person previously held, but no longer holds, the position of editor-in-chief of a publication or organization.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8d38465a0819099b9b42d2a662ac1 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e53066a7108190a50eda9b489c90ca ner completed
PD batch_69e469d671088190b619de96ea6f92ab pd completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:35 a.m.