Triple
T21049103
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | "Relative State" Formulation of Quantum Mechanics |
E518525
|
entity |
| Predicate | defendedBy |
P957
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bryce DeWitt |
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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: Bryce DeWitt | Statement: ["Relative State" Formulation of Quantum Mechanics, defendedBy, Bryce DeWitt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bryce DeWitt Context triple: ["Relative State" Formulation of Quantum Mechanics, defendedBy, Bryce DeWitt]
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A.
Bryce DeWitt
chosen
Bryce DeWitt was an American theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum gravity and the formulation of the Wheeler–DeWitt equation.
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B.
Julian Barbour
Julian Barbour is a British theoretical physicist and philosopher of physics known for his work on the nature of time, relational dynamics, and timeless interpretations of the universe.
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C.
John Cramer
John Cramer is an American voice actor and announcer best known for narrating the comedy game show "Funny You Should Ask."
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D.
John E. Wheeler
John E. Wheeler was an American publisher and businessman best known for establishing the influential Chicago Tribune newspaper.
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E.
Sidney Coleman
Sidney Coleman was an influential American theoretical physicist renowned for his work in quantum field theory and for his exceptional teaching and expository lectures at Harvard University.
- 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.