Triple
T1974400
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nigel Goldenfeld |
E42875
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAcademicAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sam Edwards
Sam Edwards was a prominent British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and the statistical mechanics of disordered systems, including polymers and glasses.
|
E229243
|
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: Sam Edwards | Statement: [Nigel Goldenfeld, hasAcademicAdvisor, Sam Edwards]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Edwards Context triple: [Nigel Goldenfeld, hasAcademicAdvisor, Sam Edwards]
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A.
Warren Clark
Warren Clark was the husband of bestselling suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark.
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B.
George F. Meacham
George F. Meacham was a 19th-century American landscape architect best known for designing Boston’s Public Garden.
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C.
Edwin J. Houston
Edwin J. Houston was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and educator who co-founded General Electric and made significant contributions to the development and popularization of electrical power systems.
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D.
Robert J. Walker
Robert J. Walker was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in key federal financial roles, including as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
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E.
Roger Mills
Roger Mills is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians and public figures.
- 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: Sam Edwards Triple: [Nigel Goldenfeld, hasAcademicAdvisor, Sam Edwards]
Generated description
Sam Edwards was a prominent British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and the statistical mechanics of disordered systems, including polymers and glasses.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Edwards Target entity description: Sam Edwards was a prominent British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and the statistical mechanics of disordered systems, including polymers and glasses.
-
A.
Warren Clark
Warren Clark was the husband of bestselling suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark.
-
B.
George F. Meacham
George F. Meacham was a 19th-century American landscape architect best known for designing Boston’s Public Garden.
-
C.
Edwin J. Houston
Edwin J. Houston was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and educator who co-founded General Electric and made significant contributions to the development and popularization of electrical power systems.
-
D.
Robert J. Walker
Robert J. Walker was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in key federal financial roles, including as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
-
E.
Roger Mills
Roger Mills is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians and public figures.
- 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_69a8871289048190b00b0d7744b7b2b1 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3f6c4208190a41e02733faed8df |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae1fd7b46c819094467fcafe61aa6e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae2078f5bc81909e4226e4f4188e87 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae2121a43481908ea6eef3d4e06407 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.