Triple
T18791290
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dijkstra weakest precondition calculus |
E459519
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
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FINISHED |
| Object | Edsger W. Dijkstra |
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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: Edsger W. Dijkstra | Statement: [Dijkstra weakest precondition calculus, creator, Edsger W. Dijkstra]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edsger W. Dijkstra Context triple: [Dijkstra weakest precondition calculus, creator, Edsger W. Dijkstra]
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A.
Edsger W. Dijkstra
chosen
Edsger W. Dijkstra was a pioneering Dutch computer scientist known for fundamental contributions to algorithms, programming languages, and software engineering, including Dijkstra's algorithm for shortest paths.
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B.
Sigismund Dijkstra
Sigismund Dijkstra is a shrewd and influential spymaster and political operator from Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher universe, known for his intelligence, manipulation, and role in the power struggles of the Northern Kingdoms.
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C.
Robert W Floyd
Robert W. Floyd was an influential American computer scientist and Turing Award laureate known for his pioneering work in algorithms, formal verification, and programming language semantics.
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D.
Tony Hoare
Tony Hoare is a British computer scientist best known for developing the Quicksort algorithm and making foundational contributions to programming languages and formal methods.
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E.
Adriaan van Wijngaarden
Adriaan van Wijngaarden was a Dutch mathematician and computer scientist renowned as a pioneer of programming language design and formal language theory, particularly for his leading role in the development of ALGOL 68 and the introduction of Van Wijngaarden grammars.
- 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_69d8d396f54c8190ba49db31e8743842 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5978665388190aaefed0ec30a1ff3 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:53 a.m.