Triple
T22964554
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Joseph Sylvester |
E571001
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableConcept |
P201
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sylvester determinant |
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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: Sylvester determinant | Statement: [James Joseph Sylvester, notableConcept, Sylvester determinant]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvester determinant Context triple: [James Joseph Sylvester, notableConcept, Sylvester determinant]
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A.
Sylvester determinant
chosen
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.
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B.
Cauchy determinant
The Cauchy determinant is a classical determinant formula in linear algebra that gives a closed-form expression for matrices with entries of the form 1/(x_i + y_j), named after the French mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy.
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C.
Sylvester matrix
The Sylvester matrix is a structured matrix constructed from the coefficients of two polynomials, commonly used to compute their resultant and study common roots in algebra.
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D.
Hurwitz determinants
Hurwitz determinants are specific determinants constructed from a polynomial’s coefficients that are used to test whether all roots of the polynomial lie in the left half of the complex plane, thereby assessing system stability.
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E.
Cauchy–Binet formula
The Cauchy–Binet formula is a fundamental result in linear algebra that expresses the determinant of a product of two rectangular matrices as a sum of products of determinants of their square submatrices.
- 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_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.