Triple
T3920531
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Science and Culture, and Other Essays |
E88946
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEssay |
P27484
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
On the Physical Basis of Life
"On the Physical Basis of Life" is a seminal 19th-century essay by biologist Thomas Henry Huxley that argues for a materialistic, scientific explanation of life processes.
|
E400553
|
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: On the Physical Basis of Life | Statement: [Science and Culture, and Other Essays, hasEssay, On the Physical Basis of Life]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Physical Basis of Life Context triple: [Science and Culture, and Other Essays, hasEssay, On the Physical Basis of Life]
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A.
The Physiology of Common Life
The Physiology of Common Life is a 19th-century popular science book by George Henry Lewes that explains human physiological processes in accessible, everyday terms.
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B.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
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C.
The Nature of the Physical World
The Nature of the Physical World is a 1928 book by physicist Arthur Eddington that explores the philosophical implications of modern physics, especially relativity and quantum theory, for our understanding of reality.
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D.
Haldane–Oparin hypothesis of the origin of life
The Haldane–Oparin hypothesis of the origin of life proposes that life first arose through a gradual chemical evolution of organic molecules in Earth’s early “primordial soup,” eventually leading to self-replicating systems.
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E.
The Science of Life
The Science of Life is a landmark early 20th-century biology book co-authored by H.G. Wells, his son George Philip Wells, and Julian Huxley that presents modern biological science in an accessible, encyclopedic form.
- 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: On the Physical Basis of Life Triple: [Science and Culture, and Other Essays, hasEssay, On the Physical Basis of Life]
Generated description
"On the Physical Basis of Life" is a seminal 19th-century essay by biologist Thomas Henry Huxley that argues for a materialistic, scientific explanation of life processes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Physical Basis of Life Target entity description: "On the Physical Basis of Life" is a seminal 19th-century essay by biologist Thomas Henry Huxley that argues for a materialistic, scientific explanation of life processes.
-
A.
The Physiology of Common Life
The Physiology of Common Life is a 19th-century popular science book by George Henry Lewes that explains human physiological processes in accessible, everyday terms.
-
B.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
-
C.
The Nature of the Physical World
The Nature of the Physical World is a 1928 book by physicist Arthur Eddington that explores the philosophical implications of modern physics, especially relativity and quantum theory, for our understanding of reality.
-
D.
Haldane–Oparin hypothesis of the origin of life
The Haldane–Oparin hypothesis of the origin of life proposes that life first arose through a gradual chemical evolution of organic molecules in Earth’s early “primordial soup,” eventually leading to self-replicating systems.
-
E.
The Science of Life
The Science of Life is a landmark early 20th-century biology book co-authored by H.G. Wells, his son George Philip Wells, and Julian Huxley that presents modern biological science in an accessible, encyclopedic form.
- 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_69aed955229881909e85e73ffab1d343 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeed5c28b08190b32ce81e5bd8f586 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5286c807481908a67471da777b264 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5298d7be08190adb4a23edb716ce6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b52de8756c81909d03188bdc29ee88 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:22 p.m.