Triple

T2418316
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Milnor E52357 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Milnor number
The Milnor number is an invariant in singularity theory that measures the complexity of an isolated critical point of a complex hypersurface or function.
E265517 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: Milnor number | Statement: [John Milnor, notableWork, Milnor number]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milnor number
Context triple: [John Milnor, notableWork, Milnor number]
  • A. Grothendieck–Ogg–Shafarevich formula
    The Grothendieck–Ogg–Shafarevich formula is a result in arithmetic geometry that relates the Euler characteristic of an ℓ-adic sheaf on a curve over a finite field to local invariants such as conductors and ramification data.
  • B. Riemann–Hurwitz formula
    The Riemann–Hurwitz formula is a fundamental result in algebraic geometry and complex analysis that relates the genera of two Riemann surfaces connected by a branched covering map, accounting for the ramification data.
  • C. Castelnuovo–Mumford regularity
    Castelnuovo–Mumford regularity is an invariant in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry that measures the complexity of the minimal graded free resolution of a module or sheaf, often used to control vanishing of cohomology and bounds on generators.
  • D. Poincaré–Hopf theorem
    The Poincaré–Hopf theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that relates the sum of the indices of a vector field’s isolated zeros on a compact manifold to the manifold’s Euler characteristic.
  • E. Hirzebruch–Riemann–Roch theorem
    The Hirzebruch–Riemann–Roch theorem is a fundamental result in algebraic geometry and topology that expresses the holomorphic Euler characteristic of a complex manifold in terms of characteristic classes, unifying and extending classical Riemann–Roch type formulas.
  • 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: Milnor number
Triple: [John Milnor, notableWork, Milnor number]
Generated description
The Milnor number is an invariant in singularity theory that measures the complexity of an isolated critical point of a complex hypersurface or function.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milnor number
Target entity description: The Milnor number is an invariant in singularity theory that measures the complexity of an isolated critical point of a complex hypersurface or function.
  • A. Grothendieck–Ogg–Shafarevich formula
    The Grothendieck–Ogg–Shafarevich formula is a result in arithmetic geometry that relates the Euler characteristic of an ℓ-adic sheaf on a curve over a finite field to local invariants such as conductors and ramification data.
  • B. Riemann–Hurwitz formula
    The Riemann–Hurwitz formula is a fundamental result in algebraic geometry and complex analysis that relates the genera of two Riemann surfaces connected by a branched covering map, accounting for the ramification data.
  • C. Castelnuovo–Mumford regularity
    Castelnuovo–Mumford regularity is an invariant in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry that measures the complexity of the minimal graded free resolution of a module or sheaf, often used to control vanishing of cohomology and bounds on generators.
  • D. Poincaré–Hopf theorem
    The Poincaré–Hopf theorem is a fundamental result in differential topology that relates the sum of the indices of a vector field’s isolated zeros on a compact manifold to the manifold’s Euler characteristic.
  • E. Hirzebruch–Riemann–Roch theorem
    The Hirzebruch–Riemann–Roch theorem is a fundamental result in algebraic geometry and topology that expresses the holomorphic Euler characteristic of a complex manifold in terms of characteristic classes, unifying and extending classical Riemann–Roch type formulas.
  • 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_69ab495622948190bc6bc6e4cddaf645 completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc950516c8190989591673de6b1f7 completed March 7, 2026, 6:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69aebf4dcf6c8190a51f26af7e7a9b9c completed March 9, 2026, 12:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69aec2b3291c8190966344cd20963660 completed March 9, 2026, 12:53 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69aec30f9ef481909b83f3cf9fd6e998 completed March 9, 2026, 12:54 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.