Triple
T3670882
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joseph Needham |
E77874
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableIdea |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Needham Question |
E376865
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Needham Question | Statement: [Joseph Needham, notableIdea, Needham Question]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Needham Question Context triple: [Joseph Needham, notableIdea, Needham Question]
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A.
Needham Question
chosen
The Needham Question is a famous inquiry posed by historian Joseph Needham about why modern science and industrialization developed in Europe rather than in China, despite China’s earlier technological and scientific achievements.
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B.
Nehase
Nehase is the twelfth month of the Ethiopian calendar, corresponding roughly to August in the Gregorian calendar.
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C.
Four Questions
Four Questions are a traditional set of queries recited by the youngest participant at the Passover Seder, highlighting the distinctive rituals of the night to prompt discussion about the Exodus from Egypt.
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D.
Nafe
Nafe is an indigenous Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu.
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E.
Nesta
Nesta is the middle name of legendary Jamaican reggae musician and cultural icon Bob Marley.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85e083008190b2e1b7085fe500bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc42c96648190abbd5d23b25d6a6b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4c3a047948190a50d1648fe209371 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.