Triple

T372786
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hans Albert Einstein E8304 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Einstein bed-load function
The Einstein bed-load function is a seminal hydraulic engineering formula developed by Hans Albert Einstein to predict the transport rate of sediment particles rolling and sliding along a riverbed under flowing water.
E47293 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: Einstein bed-load function | Statement: [Hans Albert Einstein, knownFor, Einstein bed-load function]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Einstein bed-load function
Context triple: [Hans Albert Einstein, knownFor, Einstein bed-load function]
  • A. On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat
    "On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that provided a theoretical explanation of Brownian motion, offering strong evidence for the existence of atoms and molecules.
  • B. Ekman transport
    Ekman transport is an oceanographic process in which wind-driven surface waters move at an angle to the wind direction due to the Coriolis effect, causing net water transport perpendicular to the wind.
  • C. BP Institute for Multiphase Flow
    The BP Institute for Multiphase Flow is a research center at the University of Cambridge specializing in the study and modeling of complex multiphase fluid flows relevant to natural processes and industrial applications.
  • D. Navier–Stokes equations
    The Navier–Stokes equations are fundamental partial differential equations in fluid mechanics that describe how the velocity field of a fluid evolves under forces like pressure and viscosity.
  • E. Études sur les glaciers
    Études sur les glaciers is a foundational 1840 scientific work by Louis Agassiz that helped establish the study of glaciers and the concept of past ice ages in geology.
  • 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: Einstein bed-load function
Triple: [Hans Albert Einstein, knownFor, Einstein bed-load function]
Generated description
The Einstein bed-load function is a seminal hydraulic engineering formula developed by Hans Albert Einstein to predict the transport rate of sediment particles rolling and sliding along a riverbed under flowing water.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Einstein bed-load function
Target entity description: The Einstein bed-load function is a seminal hydraulic engineering formula developed by Hans Albert Einstein to predict the transport rate of sediment particles rolling and sliding along a riverbed under flowing water.
  • A. On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat
    "On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that provided a theoretical explanation of Brownian motion, offering strong evidence for the existence of atoms and molecules.
  • B. Ekman transport
    Ekman transport is an oceanographic process in which wind-driven surface waters move at an angle to the wind direction due to the Coriolis effect, causing net water transport perpendicular to the wind.
  • C. BP Institute for Multiphase Flow
    The BP Institute for Multiphase Flow is a research center at the University of Cambridge specializing in the study and modeling of complex multiphase fluid flows relevant to natural processes and industrial applications.
  • D. Navier–Stokes equations
    The Navier–Stokes equations are fundamental partial differential equations in fluid mechanics that describe how the velocity field of a fluid evolves under forces like pressure and viscosity.
  • E. Études sur les glaciers
    Études sur les glaciers is a foundational 1840 scientific work by Louis Agassiz that helped establish the study of glaciers and the concept of past ice ages in geology.
  • 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_69a2e7f2ec648190b42bc7db424f8109 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ec018d508190b5687a9ba90b3092 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3f0a9608481908bee4d83768e6497 completed March 1, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3f131d1f88190ac131204c5402687 completed March 1, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3f202f308819098affb41d502d5fb completed March 1, 2026, 8 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.