Triple

T1908335
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sewall Wright E38052 entity
Predicate notableConcept P201 FINISHED
Object shifting balance theory
Shifting balance theory is an evolutionary framework proposed by Sewall Wright that explains how genetic drift, selection, and gene flow interact across subdivided populations to drive adaptive evolution.
E212228 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: shifting balance theory | Statement: [Sewall Wright, notableConcept, shifting balance theory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: shifting balance theory
Context triple: [Sewall Wright, notableConcept, shifting balance theory]
  • A. modern evolutionary synthesis
    Modern evolutionary synthesis is the 20th-century unification of Darwin’s theory of natural selection with Mendelian genetics, forming the foundational framework of modern evolutionary biology.
  • 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. Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
    Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
  • D. Hardy–Weinberg principle
    The Hardy–Weinberg principle is a fundamental concept in population genetics that describes how allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation in an idealized, non-evolving population.
  • E. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
  • 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: shifting balance theory
Triple: [Sewall Wright, notableConcept, shifting balance theory]
Generated description
Shifting balance theory is an evolutionary framework proposed by Sewall Wright that explains how genetic drift, selection, and gene flow interact across subdivided populations to drive adaptive evolution.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: shifting balance theory
Target entity description: Shifting balance theory is an evolutionary framework proposed by Sewall Wright that explains how genetic drift, selection, and gene flow interact across subdivided populations to drive adaptive evolution.
  • A. modern evolutionary synthesis
    Modern evolutionary synthesis is the 20th-century unification of Darwin’s theory of natural selection with Mendelian genetics, forming the foundational framework of modern evolutionary biology.
  • 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. Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
    Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
  • D. Hardy–Weinberg principle
    The Hardy–Weinberg principle is a fundamental concept in population genetics that describes how allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation in an idealized, non-evolving population.
  • E. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69a8862a26088190aae5243695aeefc0 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb1b55edc8190bce8ac97196939a9 completed March 7, 2026, 5:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adeafdad3c8190be7aeaed8bdeac43 completed March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adeb6f7f208190af892c3c25961438 completed March 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adec2a928881909a1059ea5d4fc72b completed March 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.