Triple
T21077385
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth |
E519273
|
entity |
| Predicate | defendsTheoryOf |
P40990
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James Hutton |
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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: James Hutton | Statement: [Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth, defendsTheoryOf, James Hutton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Hutton Context triple: [Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth, defendsTheoryOf, James Hutton]
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A.
James Hutton
chosen
James Hutton was an 18th-century Scottish geologist often called the "father of modern geology" for developing the theory of uniformitarianism and recognizing the immense age of the Earth.
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B.
Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish geologist whose work on uniformitarianism and deep geological time profoundly shaped modern geology and influenced evolutionary thinkers.
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C.
James Croll
James Croll was a 19th-century Scottish scientist and self-taught glaciologist whose pioneering work on orbital variations and climate laid early foundations for modern ice age theory.
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D.
Abraham Gottlob Werner
Abraham Gottlob Werner was an influential 18th–19th century German geologist and mineralogist whose teaching and neptunist theories helped shape the foundations of modern geology.
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E.
Adam Sedgwick
Adam Sedgwick was a prominent 19th-century English geologist who helped establish modern stratigraphy and played a key role in defining the Cambrian and Devonian systems.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: defendsTheoryOf Context triple: [Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth, defendsTheoryOf, James Hutton]
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A.
defends
Indicates that one entity protects or supports another entity against attack, criticism, or harm.
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B.
defendsConcept
chosen
Indicates that one entity actively supports and argues in favor of a particular concept, idea, or theory, often in response to criticism or challenge.
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C.
supportsTheory
Indicates that one entity provides evidence, justification, or endorsement for the validity or acceptance of another entity’s theory.
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D.
defendedAs
Indicates that one entity is presented, argued, or justified as being equivalent to or serving the role of another entity in a defensive or protective context.
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E.
defendsPosition
Indicates that one entity actively supports and justifies a stance, claim, or viewpoint in response to challenge or opposition.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 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_69e0b506e59c8190849b71ed07929215 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e702d77b8081908ecfb05ab391fd39 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e5dbfcd5e881908f1e4e0d2d237856 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:49 p.m.