Triple
T23461681
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John E. Hopcroft |
E568994
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object | George Forsythe |
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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: George Forsythe | Statement: [John E. Hopcroft, doctoralAdvisor, George Forsythe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Forsythe Context triple: [John E. Hopcroft, doctoralAdvisor, George Forsythe]
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A.
George Forsythe
chosen
George Forsythe was an American mathematician and computer scientist regarded as a pioneer of numerical analysis and a key figure in establishing computer science as an academic discipline.
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B.
Frederick F. Backus
Frederick F. Backus was a 19th-century American physician and politician from New York who served as a U.S. Representative.
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C.
Hugh C. Backus
Hugh C. Backus is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Backus, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily documented.
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D.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
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E.
Walter Francis Brown
Walter Francis Brown was an American illustrator and artist best known for his work on 19th-century books and periodicals, including providing illustrations for Mark Twain’s travel writings.
- 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_69e2458ebd808190b3298163132cfb0b |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a69bc200819096ed2baf25cdee4f |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:54 p.m.