Triple

T2789504
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Epicurus E61893 entity
Predicate notableIdea P4 FINISHED
Object the swerve of atoms (clinamen)
The swerve of atoms (clinamen) is an Epicurean philosophical concept positing a spontaneous, unpredictable deviation in the motion of atoms to account for free will and the origin of events in an otherwise deterministic universe.
E298887 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: the swerve of atoms (clinamen) | Statement: [Epicurus, notableIdea, the swerve of atoms (clinamen)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the swerve of atoms (clinamen)
Context triple: [Epicurus, notableIdea, the swerve of atoms (clinamen)]
  • A. The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
    The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
  • B. With the Grain of the Universe
    With the Grain of the Universe is a theological work by Stanley Hauerwas that explores the nature and task of theology through engagement with figures like Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hans Frei.
  • C. Of Vicissitude of Things
    "Of Vicissitude of Things" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon reflecting on the inevitability of change and the cyclical nature of human affairs and history.
  • D. On the Origin of Inertia
    "On the Origin of Inertia" is Dennis Sciama's influential doctoral thesis that explores the gravitational basis of inertial forces in the context of Mach's principle and general relativity.
  • E. Logic of Sense
    Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
  • 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: the swerve of atoms (clinamen)
Triple: [Epicurus, notableIdea, the swerve of atoms (clinamen)]
Generated description
The swerve of atoms (clinamen) is an Epicurean philosophical concept positing a spontaneous, unpredictable deviation in the motion of atoms to account for free will and the origin of events in an otherwise deterministic universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the swerve of atoms (clinamen)
Target entity description: The swerve of atoms (clinamen) is an Epicurean philosophical concept positing a spontaneous, unpredictable deviation in the motion of atoms to account for free will and the origin of events in an otherwise deterministic universe.
  • A. The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
    The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
  • B. With the Grain of the Universe
    With the Grain of the Universe is a theological work by Stanley Hauerwas that explores the nature and task of theology through engagement with figures like Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hans Frei.
  • C. Of Vicissitude of Things
    "Of Vicissitude of Things" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon reflecting on the inevitability of change and the cyclical nature of human affairs and history.
  • D. On the Origin of Inertia
    "On the Origin of Inertia" is Dennis Sciama's influential doctoral thesis that explores the gravitational basis of inertial forces in the context of Mach's principle and general relativity.
  • E. Logic of Sense
    Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
  • 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_69ab4b7f51d881908768300ebd2fbdae completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abddb4ef3081909122840a357801bf completed March 7, 2026, 8:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afc6589558819088442f09db328dac completed March 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afc6d485d88190b281abec460ff24d completed March 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afc750fee08190bf3c112f6f204af4 completed March 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.