Triple

T2429166
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zeno of Elea E52801 entity
Predicate paradox P20234 FINISHED
Object Achilles and the tortoise
"Achilles and the tortoise" is a famous ancient Greek philosophical paradox illustrating Zeno of Elea’s argument that motion and overtaking are logically impossible despite everyday experience.
E264817 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Achilles and the tortoise | Statement: [Zeno of Elea, paradox, Achilles and the tortoise]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Achilles and the tortoise
Context triple: [Zeno of Elea, paradox, Achilles and the tortoise]
  • A. The Tortoise and the Hare
    The Tortoise and the Hare is a 1935 Walt Disney Silly Symphony animated short film that humorously adapts Aesop’s fable about a slow but steady tortoise racing an overconfident hare.
  • B. The Snail
    The Snail is a late-career cut-out collage by Henri Matisse that arranges bold, colorful paper shapes into a semi-abstract spiral composition.
  • C. Agariste
    Agariste was an Athenian noblewoman from the influential Alcmaeonid family and the wife of statesman Xanthippus, best known as the mother of the prominent Athenian leader Pericles.
  • D. Aien Aristeuein
    Aien Aristeuein is the ancient Greek motto of the University of St Andrews, traditionally translated as "Ever to Excel" and expressing a commitment to continual striving for excellence.
  • E. The Judgement of Paris
    The Judgement of Paris is a famous mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the Trojan prince Paris choosing the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
  • 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: Achilles and the tortoise
Triple: [Zeno of Elea, paradox, Achilles and the tortoise]
Generated description
"Achilles and the tortoise" is a famous ancient Greek philosophical paradox illustrating Zeno of Elea’s argument that motion and overtaking are logically impossible despite everyday experience.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Achilles and the tortoise
Target entity description: "Achilles and the tortoise" is a famous ancient Greek philosophical paradox illustrating Zeno of Elea’s argument that motion and overtaking are logically impossible despite everyday experience.
  • A. The Tortoise and the Hare
    The Tortoise and the Hare is a 1935 Walt Disney Silly Symphony animated short film that humorously adapts Aesop’s fable about a slow but steady tortoise racing an overconfident hare.
  • B. The Snail
    The Snail is a late-career cut-out collage by Henri Matisse that arranges bold, colorful paper shapes into a semi-abstract spiral composition.
  • C. Agariste
    Agariste was an Athenian noblewoman from the influential Alcmaeonid family and the wife of statesman Xanthippus, best known as the mother of the prominent Athenian leader Pericles.
  • D. Aien Aristeuein
    Aien Aristeuein is the ancient Greek motto of the University of St Andrews, traditionally translated as "Ever to Excel" and expressing a commitment to continual striving for excellence.
  • E. The Judgement of Paris
    The Judgement of Paris is a famous mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the Trojan prince Paris choosing the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: paradox
Context triple: [Zeno of Elea, paradox, Achilles and the tortoise]
  • A. paradoxType chosen
    Indicates the specific kind or category of paradox that characterizes the relationship or situation.
  • B. parity
    Indicates that two quantities share the same evenness or oddness, or more generally that they have equivalent status or value in a given context.
  • C. contradictedTheory
    Indicates that one entity has presented evidence, arguments, or findings that oppose, challenge, or invalidate the theory proposed by another entity.
  • D. opposite
    Indicates that one entity is positioned or oriented directly across from, or in a contrary or reverse relation to, another entity.
  • E. par
    Indicates that two entities are parallel to each other in space or direction.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ab4959bcc0819083246f9fb10439e3 completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abcc74a5108190a3a9631b0cc1a127 completed March 7, 2026, 6:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69aebf6634a48190af82eab6b9750323 completed March 9, 2026, 12:39 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69aec2a3f4708190a6c51f28833174e3 completed March 9, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69aec3626a7081908f1ccef98e9b96be completed March 9, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abc5aa1b60819081b87f7985c6cff3 completed March 7, 2026, 6:28 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:43 p.m.