Triple

T2332423
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Richard Courant E44231 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Courant
Courant is a surname most prominently associated with Richard Courant, a German-American mathematician known for his influential work in analysis and partial differential equations.
 E256916 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: Courant | Statement: [Richard Courant, familyName, Courant]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Courant
Context triple: [Richard Courant, familyName, Courant]
  • A. Curt Courant
    Curt Courant was a German-born cinematographer known for his influential work in European cinema during the early 20th century, particularly in expressionist and British films.
  • B. Bridgman
    Bridgman is a surname most notably associated with American physicist and Nobel laureate Percy Williams Bridgman, a pioneer in high-pressure physics.
  • C. Putnam
    Putnam is a long-established American book publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of bestselling fiction and nonfiction titles.
  • D. Putnam
    Putnam is a prominent New England family name historically associated with several key figures in the Salem witch trials and early American colonial life.
  • E. Rudin
    Rudin is a surname most prominently associated with American film and theater producer Scott Rudin.
  • 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: Courant
Triple: [Richard Courant, familyName, Courant]
Generated description
Courant is a surname most prominently associated with Richard Courant, a German-American mathematician known for his influential work in analysis and partial differential equations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Courant
Target entity description: Courant is a surname most prominently associated with Richard Courant, a German-American mathematician known for his influential work in analysis and partial differential equations.
  • A. Curt Courant
    Curt Courant was a German-born cinematographer known for his influential work in European cinema during the early 20th century, particularly in expressionist and British films.
  • B. Bridgman
    Bridgman is a surname most notably associated with American physicist and Nobel laureate Percy Williams Bridgman, a pioneer in high-pressure physics.
  • C. Putnam
    Putnam is a long-established American book publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of bestselling fiction and nonfiction titles.
  • D. Putnam
    Putnam is a prominent New England family name historically associated with several key figures in the Salem witch trials and early American colonial life.
  • E. Rudin
    Rudin is a surname most prominently associated with American film and theater producer Scott Rudin.
  • 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_69a889132b488190bbb43ad4780ddd92 completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc66bd0f08190aad5f640cfa1c372 completed March 7, 2026, 6:32 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae89773c88819087a294d7c0f90f73 completed March 9, 2026, 8:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae8ae2ab7481909d265e56369f68e2 completed March 9, 2026, 8:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae8b6c553481908b2b7b1f880b814d completed March 9, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:51 p.m.