Triple

T2227962
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward Witten E48697 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Witten
Witten is a surname most notably associated with Edward Witten, a leading theoretical physicist and key figure in string theory and mathematical physics.
 E244830 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Witten | Statement: [Edward Witten, familyName, Witten]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Witten
Context triple: [Edward Witten, familyName, Witten]
  • A. Wess
    Wess is a given name, typically used as a shortened or variant form of Wesley.
  • B. Weinberg
    Weinberg is a surname most prominently associated with Steven Weinberg, the Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist known for his work on the unification of fundamental forces.
  • C. Wirth
    Wirth is a Swiss surname most notably associated with computer scientist Niklaus Wirth, the designer of several influential programming languages.
  • D. Al Winters
    Al Winters was the second husband of American country music singer Dottie West.
  • E. Undset
    Undset is the surname of Sigrid Undset, the Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate renowned for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Witten
Triple: [Edward Witten, familyName, Witten]
Generated description
Witten is a surname most notably associated with Edward Witten, a leading theoretical physicist and key figure in string theory and mathematical physics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Witten
Target entity description: Witten is a surname most notably associated with Edward Witten, a leading theoretical physicist and key figure in string theory and mathematical physics.
  • A. Wess
    Wess is a given name, typically used as a shortened or variant form of Wesley.
  • B. Weinberg
    Weinberg is a surname most prominently associated with Steven Weinberg, the Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist known for his work on the unification of fundamental forces.
  • C. Wirth
    Wirth is a Swiss surname most notably associated with computer scientist Niklaus Wirth, the designer of several influential programming languages.
  • D. Al Winters
    Al Winters was the second husband of American country music singer Dottie West.
  • E. Undset
    Undset is the surname of Sigrid Undset, the Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate renowned for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69a88aa51b388190949868ec9766e587 completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc0670ce48190b98814064bff0517 completed March 7, 2026, 6:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae6567b64c8190ab718f20bbf033df completed March 9, 2026, 6:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae666bd32c81909ff15201757a6c76 completed March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae66d8ba688190a2102c00fc6231c4 completed March 9, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.