Triple
T21142614
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Playfair |
E520969
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entity |
| Predicate | notableFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Playfair’s axiom in geometry |
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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: Playfair’s axiom in geometry | Statement: [John Playfair, notableFor, Playfair’s axiom in geometry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Playfair’s axiom in geometry Context triple: [John Playfair, notableFor, Playfair’s axiom in geometry]
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A.
Playfair's axiom
chosen
Playfair's axiom is a reformulation of Euclid’s parallel postulate stating that through a point not on a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line, fundamental to Euclidean geometry.
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B.
On the Principles of Geometry
"On the Principles of Geometry" is Nikolai Lobachevsky’s foundational work that introduced non-Euclidean (hyperbolic) geometry, challenging the universality of Euclid’s parallel postulate.
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C.
The Foundations of Geometry
The Foundations of Geometry is a seminal mathematical text by Oswald Veblen that rigorously develops the axiomatic basis of geometry in a modern, logical framework.
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D.
Commentary on the Difficulties of Certain Postulates of Euclid
Commentary on the Difficulties of Certain Postulates of Euclid is a mathematical treatise by Omar Khayyam in which he critically examines and attempts to resolve issues in Euclid’s postulates, especially the parallel postulate, laying early groundwork for later developments in geometry.
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E.
Inventional Geometry
Inventional Geometry is an educational work by William George Spencer that introduces geometric concepts through intuitive, discovery-based learning rather than formal proofs.
- 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_69e0b50c6a848190a4e525a77a319b8a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e723fad02c8190a8e9fb82f0491642 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:57 p.m.