Triple
T21048955
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mach–Zehnder interferometer |
E518522
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entity |
| Predicate | comparedTo |
P278
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FINISHED |
| Object | Michelson interferometer |
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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: Michelson interferometer | Statement: [Mach–Zehnder interferometer, comparedTo, Michelson interferometer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michelson interferometer Context triple: [Mach–Zehnder interferometer, comparedTo, Michelson interferometer]
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A.
Michelson interferometer
chosen
The Michelson interferometer is a precision optical instrument that splits and recombines light beams to measure extremely small differences in path length, widely used in fundamental physics experiments and metrology.
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B.
Fizeau interferometer
The Fizeau interferometer is an optical instrument that uses the interference of light reflected between closely spaced surfaces to make highly precise measurements of distances, surface flatness, and refractive index.
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C.
Mach–Zehnder interferometer
The Mach–Zehnder interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light beams to produce interference patterns, widely used to demonstrate and study fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and wave interference.
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D.
Sagnac interferometer
A Sagnac interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light traveling in opposite directions around a closed loop to measure rotation or phase shifts with high precision.
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E.
Michelson rotating mirror experiments
Michelson rotating mirror experiments were precision optical measurements conducted by Albert A. Michelson to determine the speed of light using rapidly spinning mirrors and long-distance light paths.
- 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_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.