Triple
T21048922
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mach–Zehnder interferometer |
E518522
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ludwig Zehnder |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Ludwig Zehnder | Statement: [Mach–Zehnder interferometer, namedAfter, Ludwig Zehnder]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ludwig Zehnder Context triple: [Mach–Zehnder interferometer, namedAfter, Ludwig Zehnder]
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A.
Hans Camenzind
Hans Camenzind was a Swiss electronics engineer best known as the designer of the iconic 555 timer integrated circuit.
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B.
Hans Suter
Hans Suter is a notable individual who bears the surname Suter, recognized enough to be specifically cited among people with that name.
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C.
Franz Andenmatten
Franz Andenmatten was a Swiss mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in the Alps, including early climbs of prominent peaks such as the Allalinhorn.
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D.
Alfred Wehrli
Alfred Wehrli was a notable figure significant enough in his community or institution to have Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium named in his honor.
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E.
Kaspar Stockalper
Kaspar Stockalper was a 17th-century Swiss merchant, politician, and entrepreneur who became one of the wealthiest and most influential figures in Valais through trade across the Simplon Pass.
- 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: Ludwig Zehnder Target entity description: Ludwig Zehnder was a Swiss physicist best known for co-inventing the Mach–Zehnder interferometer, a fundamental instrument in optical physics and interferometry.
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A.
Hans Camenzind
Hans Camenzind was a Swiss electronics engineer best known as the designer of the iconic 555 timer integrated circuit.
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B.
Hans Suter
Hans Suter is a notable individual who bears the surname Suter, recognized enough to be specifically cited among people with that name.
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C.
Franz Andenmatten
Franz Andenmatten was a Swiss mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in the Alps, including early climbs of prominent peaks such as the Allalinhorn.
-
D.
Alfred Wehrli
Alfred Wehrli was a notable figure significant enough in his community or institution to have Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium named in his honor.
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E.
Kaspar Stockalper
Kaspar Stockalper was a 17th-century Swiss merchant, politician, and entrepreneur who became one of the wealthiest and most influential figures in Valais through trade across the Simplon Pass.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e0b5053ac48190921529544959e906 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6fd79830881909fdac2f0ea48d28c |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:34 p.m.