Triple
T4569331
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Siccar Point unconformity |
E122990
|
entity |
| Predicate | observedBy |
P1165
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Playfair |
E122070
|
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: John Playfair | Statement: [Siccar Point unconformity, observedBy, John Playfair]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Playfair Context triple: [Siccar Point unconformity, observedBy, John Playfair]
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A.
John Playfair
chosen
John Playfair was an 18th–19th century Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist best known for popularizing James Hutton’s geological theories and for Playfair’s axiom in geometry.
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B.
Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
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C.
Colin Mackenzie
Colin Mackenzie was a British East India Company officer and surveyor known for his extensive mapping and antiquarian work in India, including serving as the first Surveyor General of India.
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D.
Archibald Geikie
Archibald Geikie was a prominent 19th–20th century Scottish geologist known for his influential work on igneous rocks, geological mapping, and for serving as Director-General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom.
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E.
William Whewell
William Whewell was a 19th-century English polymath, philosopher, and historian of science known for coining key scientific terms and shaping the philosophy of scientific method.
- 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_69bd46466c7081909d07f36be2d08804 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd58a0dfbc81909b5023f0c29addaf |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdd3bf54448190a7e65cee1a5c48e3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.