Triple

T2584809
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Yuan T. Lee E57173 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object Bruce H. Mahan
Bruce H. Mahan was an American physical chemist known for his influential research in chemical kinetics and molecular reaction dynamics, as well as for mentoring future Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee.
 E312817 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: Bruce H. Mahan | Statement: [Yuan T. Lee, doctoralAdvisor, Bruce H. Mahan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bruce H. Mahan
Context triple: [Yuan T. Lee, doctoralAdvisor, Bruce H. Mahan]
  • A. Charles J.D. Schlissel
    Charles J.D. Schlissel is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood thrillers such as "Flightplan."
  • B. David W. Rintels
    David W. Rintels is an American television writer and producer known for his work on politically and socially themed dramas and miniseries.
  • C. Kenneth W. Hess
    Kenneth W. Hess is an aerospace and safety expert who served on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board that examined the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
  • D. R. Bruce Lindsay
    R. Bruce Lindsay was an American physicist and acoustician known for his influential work in physical acoustics and contributions to the history and philosophy of science.
  • E. Donald F. Hornig
    Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • 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: Bruce H. Mahan
Triple: [Yuan T. Lee, doctoralAdvisor, Bruce H. Mahan]
Generated description
Bruce H. Mahan was an American physical chemist known for his influential research in chemical kinetics and molecular reaction dynamics, as well as for mentoring future Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bruce H. Mahan
Target entity description: Bruce H. Mahan was an American physical chemist known for his influential research in chemical kinetics and molecular reaction dynamics, as well as for mentoring future Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee.
  • A. Charles J.D. Schlissel
    Charles J.D. Schlissel is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood thrillers such as "Flightplan."
  • B. David W. Rintels
    David W. Rintels is an American television writer and producer known for his work on politically and socially themed dramas and miniseries.
  • C. Kenneth W. Hess
    Kenneth W. Hess is an aerospace and safety expert who served on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board that examined the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
  • D. R. Bruce Lindsay
    R. Bruce Lindsay was an American physicist and acoustician known for his influential work in physical acoustics and contributions to the history and philosophy of science.
  • E. Donald F. Hornig
    Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • 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_69ab4a4dca6481908c301f8e317396e7 completed March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd3cd07588190b3cb8cc348f12938 completed March 7, 2026, 7:29 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b08623c8188190b48615107b653b60 completed March 10, 2026, 8:59 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b0cf4aec348190bd23af013c5e90ba completed March 11, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b0cfb38b788190a916b5c723bd804d completed March 11, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.