Triple

T2931406
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Islamic mathematics E78963 entity
Predicate majorFigure P1183 FINISHED
Object Al-Samaw'al
Al-Samaw'al was a 12th-century Muslim mathematician best known for his early work on algebraic symbolism and the systematic use of negative numbers.
E348286 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: Al-Samaw'al | Statement: [Islamic mathematics, majorFigure, Al-Samaw'al]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Samaw'al
Context triple: [Islamic mathematics, majorFigure, Al-Samaw'al]
  • A. Al-Karaji
    Al-Karaji was a pioneering medieval Persian mathematician known for advancing algebra, developing early forms of mathematical induction, and contributing significantly to the theory of polynomials and binomial coefficients.
  • B. Ibn al-Jazzar
    Ibn al-Jazzar was a 10th-century Tunisian physician and medical writer renowned for his influential works on practical medicine, pediatrics, and travel health that shaped Islamic and later European medical traditions.
  • C. Al-Kindi
    Al-Kindi was a pioneering 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician, and polymath often called the “Philosopher of the Arabs” for his role in introducing and developing Greek philosophy within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
  • D. Al-Zarqali
    Al-Zarqali was an influential 11th-century Andalusian astronomer and instrument maker whose precise observations and innovations, including improved astrolabes and solar tables, significantly shaped Islamic and later European astronomy.
  • E. Al-Samarqandi
    Al-Samarqandi was a prominent medieval physician and scholar whose influential medical writings helped shape the development and practice of Islamic medicine.
  • 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: Al-Samaw'al
Triple: [Islamic mathematics, majorFigure, Al-Samaw'al]
Generated description
Al-Samaw'al was a 12th-century Muslim mathematician best known for his early work on algebraic symbolism and the systematic use of negative numbers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Samaw'al
Target entity description: Al-Samaw'al was a 12th-century Muslim mathematician best known for his early work on algebraic symbolism and the systematic use of negative numbers.
  • A. Al-Karaji
    Al-Karaji was a pioneering medieval Persian mathematician known for advancing algebra, developing early forms of mathematical induction, and contributing significantly to the theory of polynomials and binomial coefficients.
  • B. Ibn al-Jazzar
    Ibn al-Jazzar was a 10th-century Tunisian physician and medical writer renowned for his influential works on practical medicine, pediatrics, and travel health that shaped Islamic and later European medical traditions.
  • C. Al-Kindi
    Al-Kindi was a pioneering 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician, and polymath often called the “Philosopher of the Arabs” for his role in introducing and developing Greek philosophy within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
  • D. Al-Zarqali
    Al-Zarqali was an influential 11th-century Andalusian astronomer and instrument maker whose precise observations and innovations, including improved astrolabes and solar tables, significantly shaped Islamic and later European astronomy.
  • E. Al-Samarqandi
    Al-Samarqandi was a prominent medieval physician and scholar whose influential medical writings helped shape the development and practice of Islamic medicine.
  • 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_69ad8b0d40b481908bc2a5fa2e73c3fb completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad980368e48190a50b59917af4786a completed March 8, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b31a4b98288190b2f4f8360eaecfc6 completed March 12, 2026, 7:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b31c33fc3c8190b5af3f38206736de completed March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b31c9f48788190bdf4b4ce47e1e5b5 completed March 12, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:55 p.m.