Triple

T22964553
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Joseph Sylvester E571001 entity
Predicate notableConcept P201 FINISHED
Object Sylvester equation 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: Sylvester equation | Statement: [James Joseph Sylvester, notableConcept, Sylvester equation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvester equation
Context triple: [James Joseph Sylvester, notableConcept, Sylvester equation]
  • A. Lyapunov equation
    The Lyapunov equation is a fundamental matrix equation in control theory and dynamical systems used to analyze the stability of equilibrium points and design stable controllers.
  • B. Riccati equation
    A Riccati equation is a type of nonlinear differential or difference equation, often quadratic in the unknown function, that plays a central role in control theory, filtering, and various areas of applied mathematics.
  • C. Bartels–Stewart algorithm
    The Bartels–Stewart algorithm is a numerical linear algebra method that efficiently solves certain matrix equations, particularly Sylvester and Lyapunov equations, using Schur decompositions.
  • D. Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion
    The Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion is a mathematical test in control theory that determines whether all roots of a system’s characteristic polynomial lie in the left half of the complex plane, ensuring system stability without explicitly computing the roots.
  • E. Sylvester determinant
    The Sylvester determinant is a mathematical construct introduced by James Joseph Sylvester, typically referring to a determinant associated with resultants and elimination theory in algebra.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvester equation
Target entity description: The Sylvester equation is a matrix equation of the form AX + XB = C that plays a central role in linear algebra, control theory, and numerical analysis for solving systems involving linear transformations.
  • A. Lyapunov equation
    The Lyapunov equation is a fundamental matrix equation in control theory and dynamical systems used to analyze the stability of equilibrium points and design stable controllers.
  • B. Riccati equation
    A Riccati equation is a type of nonlinear differential or difference equation, often quadratic in the unknown function, that plays a central role in control theory, filtering, and various areas of applied mathematics.
  • C. Bartels–Stewart algorithm
    The Bartels–Stewart algorithm is a numerical linear algebra method that efficiently solves certain matrix equations, particularly Sylvester and Lyapunov equations, using Schur decompositions.
  • D. Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion
    The Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion is a mathematical test in control theory that determines whether all roots of a system’s characteristic polynomial lie in the left half of the complex plane, ensuring system stability without explicitly computing the roots.
  • E. Sylvester determinant
    The Sylvester determinant is a mathematical construct introduced by James Joseph Sylvester, typically referring to a determinant associated with resultants and elimination theory in algebra.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69e245b212a88190b5259caf51606084 completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f181f763688190aab8f444a1a71577 completed April 29, 2026, 3:58 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:47 p.m.