Triple
T231140
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John H. Conway |
E4412
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Look-and-say sequence
The look-and-say sequence is a famous integer sequence where each term is generated by verbally describing the digits of the previous term, studied for its surprising combinatorial and growth properties.
|
E29421
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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: Look-and-say sequence | Statement: [John H. Conway, notableWork, Look-and-say sequence]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Look-and-say sequence Context triple: [John H. Conway, notableWork, Look-and-say sequence]
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A.
Pascal's triangle
Pascal's triangle is a triangular array of numbers in which each entry is the sum of the two directly above it, widely used in combinatorics, algebra, and probability.
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B.
Numbers
Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, recounting the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and organizing laws and censuses.
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C.
Gauss’s constant
Gauss’s constant is a mathematical constant arising in number theory and complex analysis, particularly in connection with the lemniscate and elliptic functions.
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D.
A Loop
A Loop is a modern streetcar route in Portland, Oregon, that provides circulator service through the central city and adjacent neighborhoods as part of the Portland Streetcar system.
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E.
Aitken
Aitken is a Scottish-origin surname notably borne by Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, a prominent Canadian-British newspaper magnate and politician.
- 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: Look-and-say sequence Triple: [John H. Conway, notableWork, Look-and-say sequence]
Generated description
The look-and-say sequence is a famous integer sequence where each term is generated by verbally describing the digits of the previous term, studied for its surprising combinatorial and growth properties.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Look-and-say sequence Target entity description: The look-and-say sequence is a famous integer sequence where each term is generated by verbally describing the digits of the previous term, studied for its surprising combinatorial and growth properties.
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A.
Pascal's triangle
Pascal's triangle is a triangular array of numbers in which each entry is the sum of the two directly above it, widely used in combinatorics, algebra, and probability.
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B.
Numbers
Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, recounting the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and organizing laws and censuses.
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C.
Gauss’s constant
Gauss’s constant is a mathematical constant arising in number theory and complex analysis, particularly in connection with the lemniscate and elliptic functions.
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D.
A Loop
A Loop is a modern streetcar route in Portland, Oregon, that provides circulator service through the central city and adjacent neighborhoods as part of the Portland Streetcar system.
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E.
Aitken
Aitken is a Scottish-origin surname notably borne by Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, a prominent Canadian-British newspaper magnate and politician.
- 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_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25cadae1c8190be0e8dcf33351187 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a35ea461288190bf60a31e8e8ba976 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a35ef7d9148190a0fad8f4bf0de77f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a35f55ced08190ae7c6fce098602be |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.