Triple

T2894427
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Foster Wallace E63902 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
"Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the mathematical concept of infinity through a blend of rigorous exposition, historical narrative, and the author’s distinctive literary style.
E308227 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: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity | Statement: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
Context triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity]
  • A. Satan, Cantor, and Infinity
    "Satan, Cantor, and Infinity" is a popular logic and mathematics book by Raymond Smullyan that presents puzzles and paradoxes through playful dialogues and stories.
  • B. Orders of Infinity
    "Orders of Infinity" is a mathematical treatise by G. H. Hardy that systematically develops the theory of divergent series and the comparative growth rates of functions in analysis.
  • C. The History of Everything
    "The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
  • D. The Measure of Reality
    The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
  • E. A Mathematician's Apology
    A Mathematician's Apology is G. H. Hardy’s classic reflective essay that defends the aesthetic value of pure mathematics and offers a candid, personal account of the mathematician’s life and creative process.
  • 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: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
Triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity]
Generated description
"Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the mathematical concept of infinity through a blend of rigorous exposition, historical narrative, and the author’s distinctive literary style.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
Target entity description: "Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the mathematical concept of infinity through a blend of rigorous exposition, historical narrative, and the author’s distinctive literary style.
  • A. Satan, Cantor, and Infinity
    "Satan, Cantor, and Infinity" is a popular logic and mathematics book by Raymond Smullyan that presents puzzles and paradoxes through playful dialogues and stories.
  • B. Orders of Infinity
    "Orders of Infinity" is a mathematical treatise by G. H. Hardy that systematically develops the theory of divergent series and the comparative growth rates of functions in analysis.
  • C. The History of Everything
    "The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
  • D. The Measure of Reality
    The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
  • E. A Mathematician's Apology
    A Mathematician's Apology is G. H. Hardy’s classic reflective essay that defends the aesthetic value of pure mathematics and offers a candid, personal account of the mathematician’s life and creative process.
  • 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_69ab4c45822c8190830c5f2bb97bcfd0 completed March 6, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abe063de6c8190bce9ddefd1dd62e1 completed March 7, 2026, 8:23 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b031814764819096a1664b468ec817 completed March 10, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b03206ad288190aaa97a9379f3438c completed March 10, 2026, 3 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b0398b955c81909c6155706f4b90e9 completed March 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.