Triple
T4118894
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ernst Mach |
E90361
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasConceptNamedAfter |
P3325
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mach bands
Mach bands are an optical illusion in which the human visual system exaggerates the contrast between adjacent areas of slightly differing luminance, creating illusory light and dark bands at their boundaries.
|
E415497
|
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: Mach bands | Statement: [Ernst Mach, hasConceptNamedAfter, Mach bands]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mach bands Context triple: [Ernst Mach, hasConceptNamedAfter, Mach bands]
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A.
law of simultaneous contrast of colors
The law of simultaneous contrast of colors is a principle in color theory stating that the perception of a color is strongly influenced by adjacent colors, often causing shifts in hue, brightness, or intensity.
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B.
Ehrenstein
Ehrenstein is a locality or district that forms part of the municipality of Blaustein in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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C.
Rubin–Ford effect
The Rubin–Ford effect is an observed large-scale motion of galaxies relative to the cosmic microwave background that provided early evidence for peculiar velocities and inhomogeneities in the universe’s expansion.
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D.
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color is a 1976 French-Côte d'Ivoire war comedy film satirizing French colonial attitudes during World War I in Africa and winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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E.
The Structure of Appearance
The Structure of Appearance is a 1951 philosophical work by Nelson Goodman that develops a rigorous nominalist system for analyzing the structure of experience and phenomenal qualities.
- 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: Mach bands Triple: [Ernst Mach, hasConceptNamedAfter, Mach bands]
Generated description
Mach bands are an optical illusion in which the human visual system exaggerates the contrast between adjacent areas of slightly differing luminance, creating illusory light and dark bands at their boundaries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mach bands Target entity description: Mach bands are an optical illusion in which the human visual system exaggerates the contrast between adjacent areas of slightly differing luminance, creating illusory light and dark bands at their boundaries.
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A.
law of simultaneous contrast of colors
The law of simultaneous contrast of colors is a principle in color theory stating that the perception of a color is strongly influenced by adjacent colors, often causing shifts in hue, brightness, or intensity.
-
B.
Ehrenstein
Ehrenstein is a locality or district that forms part of the municipality of Blaustein in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
-
C.
Rubin–Ford effect
The Rubin–Ford effect is an observed large-scale motion of galaxies relative to the cosmic microwave background that provided early evidence for peculiar velocities and inhomogeneities in the universe’s expansion.
-
D.
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color is a 1976 French-Côte d'Ivoire war comedy film satirizing French colonial attitudes during World War I in Africa and winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
-
E.
The Structure of Appearance
The Structure of Appearance is a 1951 philosophical work by Nelson Goodman that develops a rigorous nominalist system for analyzing the structure of experience and phenomenal qualities.
- 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_69aed95c080881908125e30c5dcdc6f8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af01f48c1c8190aacde6cdf70d7775 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b576abe02081908a1b0322758089bd |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b577180e2881908e3bf4bfce7c9edd |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5778dcdc08190aee087f6d54992dc |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:41 p.m.