Triple
T4118946
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mach principle |
E90362
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Newton’s bucket argument
Newton’s bucket argument is a thought experiment by Isaac Newton that uses the behavior of water in a rotating bucket to argue for the existence of absolute space.
|
E415500
|
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: Newton’s bucket argument | Statement: [Mach principle, influencedBy, Newton’s bucket argument]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newton’s bucket argument Context triple: [Mach principle, influencedBy, Newton’s bucket argument]
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A.
On the Origin of Inertia
"On the Origin of Inertia" is Dennis Sciama's influential doctoral thesis that explores the gravitational basis of inertial forces in the context of Mach's principle and general relativity.
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B.
Commentary on Newton's Principia
Commentary on Newton's Principia is Émilie du Châtelet’s influential French translation and elucidation of Isaac Newton’s Principia, which helped popularize and clarify Newtonian physics in the 18th century.
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C.
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment is a philosophical scenario that challenges the principle that no two distinct objects can share all their properties by imagining a universe containing only two perfectly identical spheres.
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D.
On the Plurality of Worlds
On the Plurality of Worlds is a highly influential 1986 work of analytic metaphysics in which David Lewis systematically defends modal realism, the view that possible worlds are as real and concrete as the actual world.
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E.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
- 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: Newton’s bucket argument Triple: [Mach principle, influencedBy, Newton’s bucket argument]
Generated description
Newton’s bucket argument is a thought experiment by Isaac Newton that uses the behavior of water in a rotating bucket to argue for the existence of absolute space.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newton’s bucket argument Target entity description: Newton’s bucket argument is a thought experiment by Isaac Newton that uses the behavior of water in a rotating bucket to argue for the existence of absolute space.
-
A.
On the Origin of Inertia
"On the Origin of Inertia" is Dennis Sciama's influential doctoral thesis that explores the gravitational basis of inertial forces in the context of Mach's principle and general relativity.
-
B.
Commentary on Newton's Principia
Commentary on Newton's Principia is Émilie du Châtelet’s influential French translation and elucidation of Isaac Newton’s Principia, which helped popularize and clarify Newtonian physics in the 18th century.
-
C.
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment is a philosophical scenario that challenges the principle that no two distinct objects can share all their properties by imagining a universe containing only two perfectly identical spheres.
-
D.
On the Plurality of Worlds
On the Plurality of Worlds is a highly influential 1986 work of analytic metaphysics in which David Lewis systematically defends modal realism, the view that possible worlds are as real and concrete as the actual world.
-
E.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
- 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_69af01f5ed3881908bda4dbed497beba |
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.