Triple
T18930841
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences |
E463103
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entity |
| Predicate | hasTitlePhrase |
P3254
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FINISHED |
| Object | unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics |
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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: unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics | Statement: [The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences, hasTitlePhrase, unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics Context triple: [The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences, hasTitlePhrase, unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics]
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A.
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
chosen
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences is a landmark 1960 essay by physicist Eugene Wigner that explores why abstract mathematics so powerfully and mysteriously describes physical reality.
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B.
What Is Mathematics, Really?
"What Is Mathematics, Really?" is a philosophical book by Reuben Hersh that explores the nature of mathematics as a human, social activity rather than a collection of eternal truths.
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C.
How is pure mathematics possible?
"How is pure mathematics possible?" is a central guiding question in Immanuel Kant’s *Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics*, where he investigates the conditions that make synthetic a priori knowledge in mathematics possible.
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D.
On the Common Mathematical Science
On the Common Mathematical Science is a Neoplatonic philosophical treatise by Iamblichus of Chalcis that explores the nature and role of mathematics within his broader metaphysical and theological system.
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E.
Describing the World with Mathematics
"Describing the World with Mathematics" is a book that explores how mathematical concepts and structures are used to interpret, model, and make sense of real-world phenomena.
- 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_69d8dcfdbbb881909964fa5a75bd0b48 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5c9bfaee881908d701c5a05528939 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:59 a.m.