Triple

T4596126
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Quicksort E100207 entity
Predicate comparedWith P278 FINISHED
Object Merge sort
Merge sort is a comparison-based, divide-and-conquer sorting algorithm that recursively splits a list into halves, sorts them, and then merges the sorted halves into a fully ordered sequence.
E459515 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: Merge sort | Statement: [Quicksort, comparedWith, Merge sort]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merge sort
Context triple: [Quicksort, comparedWith, Merge sort]
  • A. Quicksort
    Quicksort is a highly efficient, comparison-based sorting algorithm that uses a divide-and-conquer strategy and is widely employed in computer science and software systems.
  • B. Divide and Conquer
    "Divide and Conquer" is a World War II-era American propaganda documentary in the "Why We Fight" series that chronicles Nazi Germany’s invasion and subjugation of Western Europe.
  • C. Fibonacci heap
    A Fibonacci heap is an advanced data structure for implementing priority queues that supports very fast amortized running times for operations like insert and decrease-key, making it useful in algorithms such as Dijkstra’s shortest path.
  • D. Marzullo's algorithm
    Marzullo's algorithm is a method for selecting the most likely correct time interval from multiple, possibly conflicting time sources, commonly used in clock synchronization systems.
  • E. Heap
    Heap is the surname of Imogen Heap, an English singer-songwriter, producer, and audio engineer known for her innovative electronic music and vocal processing.
  • 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: Merge sort
Triple: [Quicksort, comparedWith, Merge sort]
Generated description
Merge sort is a comparison-based, divide-and-conquer sorting algorithm that recursively splits a list into halves, sorts them, and then merges the sorted halves into a fully ordered sequence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merge sort
Target entity description: Merge sort is a comparison-based, divide-and-conquer sorting algorithm that recursively splits a list into halves, sorts them, and then merges the sorted halves into a fully ordered sequence.
  • A. Quicksort
    Quicksort is a highly efficient, comparison-based sorting algorithm that uses a divide-and-conquer strategy and is widely employed in computer science and software systems.
  • B. Divide and Conquer
    "Divide and Conquer" is a World War II-era American propaganda documentary in the "Why We Fight" series that chronicles Nazi Germany’s invasion and subjugation of Western Europe.
  • C. Fibonacci heap
    A Fibonacci heap is an advanced data structure for implementing priority queues that supports very fast amortized running times for operations like insert and decrease-key, making it useful in algorithms such as Dijkstra’s shortest path.
  • D. Marzullo's algorithm
    Marzullo's algorithm is a method for selecting the most likely correct time interval from multiple, possibly conflicting time sources, commonly used in clock synchronization systems.
  • E. Heap
    Heap is the surname of Imogen Heap, an English singer-songwriter, producer, and audio engineer known for her innovative electronic music and vocal processing.
  • 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_69bd43cbc014819098b45f435908f88a completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd594055dc8190a50f1b4be2be1ba0 completed March 20, 2026, 2:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdfa4552148190be200be028ef3fdd completed March 21, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdfb37b1448190a4001b9ed2b79012 completed March 21, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdfc0e456c81908efa3858d981ccc0 completed March 21, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.