Triple
T25402167
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buffon’s needle problem |
E636452
|
entity |
| Predicate | canEstimate |
P70307
|
FINISHED |
| Object | π ≈ 2L·(number of drops) / (T·number of crossings) |
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LITERAL FINISHED |
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: π ≈ 2L·(number of drops) / (T·number of crossings) | Statement: [Buffon’s needle problem, canEstimate, π ≈ 2L·(number of drops) / (T·number of crossings)]
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: canEstimate Context triple: [Buffon’s needle problem, canEstimate, π ≈ 2L·(number of drops) / (T·number of crossings)]
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A.
areEstimatedIn
Indicates that a value or quantity is approximated or inferred within a specified context, framework, or unit.
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B.
estimatedUsing
chosen
Indicates that one entity’s value, state, or outcome is derived by applying an estimation method, model, or procedure based on another entity.
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C.
approximateEstimation
Indicates an estimation relationship where one value or assessment is only roughly or closely, but not exactly, equal to another.
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D.
estimatedCost
Indicates the predicted or calculated monetary amount expected to be required for something, such as a project, item, or action.
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E.
canDetermine
Indicates that one entity has the ability or authority to find out, establish, or decide the state, value, or outcome of another entity or situation.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 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_69e75db361d881908d8701c856da6413 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 11:21 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f584fa51c481909a8f11b41f2b1d30 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69f4683b34748190818428489a226124 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 21, 2026, 1:52 p.m.