Triple

T2429167
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zeno of Elea E52801 entity
Predicate paradox P20234 FINISHED
Object Dichotomy paradox
The Dichotomy paradox is one of Zeno of Elea’s famous philosophical puzzles that argues motion is impossible because any journey requires completing an infinite number of smaller steps.
E264818 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: Dichotomy paradox | Statement: [Zeno of Elea, paradox, Dichotomy paradox]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dichotomy paradox
Context triple: [Zeno of Elea, paradox, Dichotomy paradox]
  • A. Epimenides paradox
    The Epimenides paradox is a classic self-referential logical puzzle arising from a Cretan philosopher’s claim that all Cretans are liars, illustrating the problem of statements that refer to their own truth or falsehood.
  • B. Barber paradox
    The Barber paradox is a self-referential logical puzzle about a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves, illustrating a contradiction similar to Russell’s paradox.
  • C. Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)
    Theseus's paradox, or the Ship of Theseus, is a classic philosophical thought experiment that questions whether an object that has had all its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object.
  • D. Paradox
    Paradox is a relational database management system and development environment originally popular on DOS and Windows, known for its ease of use and integration with Borland’s programming tools.
  • E. Curry paradox
    Curry paradox is a self-referential logical paradox that arises in certain formal systems without using negation, showing how naive reasoning about implication and self-reference can lead to triviality.
  • 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: Dichotomy paradox
Triple: [Zeno of Elea, paradox, Dichotomy paradox]
Generated description
The Dichotomy paradox is one of Zeno of Elea’s famous philosophical puzzles that argues motion is impossible because any journey requires completing an infinite number of smaller steps.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dichotomy paradox
Target entity description: The Dichotomy paradox is one of Zeno of Elea’s famous philosophical puzzles that argues motion is impossible because any journey requires completing an infinite number of smaller steps.
  • A. Epimenides paradox
    The Epimenides paradox is a classic self-referential logical puzzle arising from a Cretan philosopher’s claim that all Cretans are liars, illustrating the problem of statements that refer to their own truth or falsehood.
  • B. Barber paradox
    The Barber paradox is a self-referential logical puzzle about a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves, illustrating a contradiction similar to Russell’s paradox.
  • C. Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)
    Theseus's paradox, or the Ship of Theseus, is a classic philosophical thought experiment that questions whether an object that has had all its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object.
  • D. Paradox
    Paradox is a relational database management system and development environment originally popular on DOS and Windows, known for its ease of use and integration with Borland’s programming tools.
  • E. Curry paradox
    Curry paradox is a self-referential logical paradox that arises in certain formal systems without using negation, showing how naive reasoning about implication and self-reference can lead to triviality.
  • 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_69ab4959bcc0819083246f9fb10439e3 completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd0d942048190bc5c715faa850632 completed March 7, 2026, 7:16 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.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:43 p.m.