Triple

T3043246
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Tarjan E83180 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object union–find data structure
The union–find data structure is an efficient algorithmic structure that maintains disjoint sets and supports fast union and find operations, widely used in graph algorithms such as Kruskal’s minimum spanning tree.
E321042 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: union–find data structure | Statement: [Robert Tarjan, notableWork, union–find data structure]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: union–find data structure
Context triple: [Robert Tarjan, notableWork, union–find data structure]
  • A. Huet unification algorithm
    The Huet unification algorithm is a higher-order unification procedure introduced by Gérard Huet that generalizes first-order unification to handle lambda calculus terms and plays a key role in type theory and automated theorem proving.
  • B. DSU
    DSU is the World Trade Organization’s legal framework that sets out the rules and procedures for resolving trade disputes between member countries.
  • C. UnionFS
    UnionFS is a union file system that allows multiple directories or file systems to be transparently overlaid into a single coherent filesystem view, commonly used for layered container images.
  • D. LCA
    LCA is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Saint Lucia.
  • E. LCA
    LCA is the common abbreviation for the Lutheran Church in America, a major Lutheran denomination that existed in the United States from 1962 until its merger into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1988.
  • 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: union–find data structure
Triple: [Robert Tarjan, notableWork, union–find data structure]
Generated description
The union–find data structure is an efficient algorithmic structure that maintains disjoint sets and supports fast union and find operations, widely used in graph algorithms such as Kruskal’s minimum spanning tree.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: union–find data structure
Target entity description: The union–find data structure is an efficient algorithmic structure that maintains disjoint sets and supports fast union and find operations, widely used in graph algorithms such as Kruskal’s minimum spanning tree.
  • A. Huet unification algorithm
    The Huet unification algorithm is a higher-order unification procedure introduced by Gérard Huet that generalizes first-order unification to handle lambda calculus terms and plays a key role in type theory and automated theorem proving.
  • B. DSU
    DSU is the World Trade Organization’s legal framework that sets out the rules and procedures for resolving trade disputes between member countries.
  • C. UnionFS
    UnionFS is a union file system that allows multiple directories or file systems to be transparently overlaid into a single coherent filesystem view, commonly used for layered container images.
  • D. LCA
    LCA is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Saint Lucia.
  • E. LCA
    LCA is the common abbreviation for the Lutheran Church in America, a major Lutheran denomination that existed in the United States from 1962 until its merger into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1988.
  • 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_69ad8b2298908190a7cb4e9bdbf064d0 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad9b5ec5988190b8b6c95c743c6d1e completed March 8, 2026, 3:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1ded35e008190be7dd72aa7537a3b completed March 11, 2026, 9:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1dfa2fb28819089d7d76d9dc72e06 completed March 11, 2026, 9:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1e0243a848190bce24d035a79fc0a completed March 11, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:01 p.m.