Triple
T2332458
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richard Courant |
E44231
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableStudent |
P4838
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Serrin
James Serrin was an American mathematician renowned for his contributions to partial differential equations and fluid mechanics.
|
E332774
|
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: James Serrin | Statement: [Richard Courant, notableStudent, James Serrin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Serrin Context triple: [Richard Courant, notableStudent, James Serrin]
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A.
Raymond D. Mindlin
Raymond D. Mindlin was an influential American applied mechanician and engineer renowned for his foundational contributions to elasticity theory, plate and shell analysis, and the mechanics of solids.
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B.
Donald J. Hughes
Donald J. Hughes was an American nuclear physicist known for his work on neutron physics and his contributions to early atomic energy policy and research.
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C.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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D.
James G. Anderson
James G. Anderson is an American atmospheric chemist known for his pioneering research on ozone layer depletion and climate change.
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E.
Richard W. Smith
Richard W. Smith is a member of the Smith family best known as a son of FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith.
- 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: James Serrin Triple: [Richard Courant, notableStudent, James Serrin]
Generated description
James Serrin was an American mathematician renowned for his contributions to partial differential equations and fluid mechanics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Serrin Target entity description: James Serrin was an American mathematician renowned for his contributions to partial differential equations and fluid mechanics.
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A.
Raymond D. Mindlin
Raymond D. Mindlin was an influential American applied mechanician and engineer renowned for his foundational contributions to elasticity theory, plate and shell analysis, and the mechanics of solids.
-
B.
Donald J. Hughes
Donald J. Hughes was an American nuclear physicist known for his work on neutron physics and his contributions to early atomic energy policy and research.
-
C.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
-
D.
James G. Anderson
James G. Anderson is an American atmospheric chemist known for his pioneering research on ozone layer depletion and climate change.
-
E.
Richard W. Smith
Richard W. Smith is a member of the Smith family best known as a son of FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith.
- 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_69b2356752c08190aac1b36f6c14ad8c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b236962ee48190b37836e5fe6dbc37 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b237397e14819093a7192d28c59ad1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:51 p.m.