Triple

T3550530
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Eubulides of Miletus E75099 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Sorites paradox
The Sorites paradox is a classic philosophical puzzle about vagueness that questions when the gradual removal or addition of small parts leads to a significant change, such as when a heap of sand stops being a heap.
E368054 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: Sorites paradox | Statement: [Eubulides of Miletus, knownFor, Sorites paradox]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sorites paradox
Context triple: [Eubulides of Miletus, knownFor, Sorites paradox]
  • A. Yablo's paradox
    Yablo's paradox is a self-referential logical paradox involving an infinite sequence of sentences, each saying that all later sentences in the sequence are false, which challenges traditional notions of semantic paradox and self-reference.
  • B. Curry paradox
    Curry paradox is a self-referential logical paradox that arises in certain formal systems without using negation, showing how naive reasoning about implication and self-reference can lead to triviality.
  • C. Epimenides paradox
    The Epimenides paradox is a classic self-referential logical puzzle arising from a Cretan philosopher’s claim that all Cretans are liars, illustrating the problem of statements that refer to their own truth or falsehood.
  • D. Russell’s paradox
    Russell’s paradox is a foundational logical contradiction in naive set theory that reveals problems with sets that contain themselves, leading to major developments in modern logic and the axiomatization of set theory.
  • E. Grelling–Nelson paradox
    The Grelling–Nelson paradox is a self-referential logical paradox arising from classifying adjectives as "autological" or "heterological," leading to a contradiction when considering whether "heterological" describes itself.
  • 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: Sorites paradox
Triple: [Eubulides of Miletus, knownFor, Sorites paradox]
Generated description
The Sorites paradox is a classic philosophical puzzle about vagueness that questions when the gradual removal or addition of small parts leads to a significant change, such as when a heap of sand stops being a heap.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sorites paradox
Target entity description: The Sorites paradox is a classic philosophical puzzle about vagueness that questions when the gradual removal or addition of small parts leads to a significant change, such as when a heap of sand stops being a heap.
  • A. Yablo's paradox
    Yablo's paradox is a self-referential logical paradox involving an infinite sequence of sentences, each saying that all later sentences in the sequence are false, which challenges traditional notions of semantic paradox and self-reference.
  • B. Curry paradox
    Curry paradox is a self-referential logical paradox that arises in certain formal systems without using negation, showing how naive reasoning about implication and self-reference can lead to triviality.
  • C. Epimenides paradox
    The Epimenides paradox is a classic self-referential logical puzzle arising from a Cretan philosopher’s claim that all Cretans are liars, illustrating the problem of statements that refer to their own truth or falsehood.
  • D. Russell’s paradox
    Russell’s paradox is a foundational logical contradiction in naive set theory that reveals problems with sets that contain themselves, leading to major developments in modern logic and the axiomatization of set theory.
  • E. Grelling–Nelson paradox
    The Grelling–Nelson paradox is a self-referential logical paradox arising from classifying adjectives as "autological" or "heterological," leading to a contradiction when considering whether "heterological" describes itself.
  • 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_69ad85d33c6c819081d5ac1df13b5680 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adbfd38c8c8190a4591689ad57c998 completed March 8, 2026, 6:28 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b38be9335c81909ba546a079134c8f completed March 13, 2026, 4 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b38c5cfb608190b451be14246d5481 completed March 13, 2026, 4:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b38ce0e1688190a7ee3d079fb83f3d completed March 13, 2026, 4:04 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:20 p.m.