Triple
T4667892
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Heaviside step function |
E102892
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Oliver Heaviside |
E19019
|
NE FINISHED |
Named-entity recognition
Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.
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: Oliver Heaviside | Statement: [Heaviside step function, namedAfter, Oliver Heaviside]
Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)
The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oliver Heaviside Context triple: [Heaviside step function, namedAfter, Oliver Heaviside]
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A.
Oliver Heaviside
chosen
Oliver Heaviside was an English self-taught physicist, electrical engineer, and mathematician known for reformulating Maxwell’s equations into their modern vector form and pioneering transmission line theory.
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B.
Joseph Larmor
Joseph Larmor was an Irish physicist and mathematician known for his work on electromagnetism, the electron theory, and for formulating the concept of Larmor precession.
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C.
John Henry Poynting
John Henry Poynting was a British physicist best known for formulating the Poynting theorem and introducing the Poynting vector to describe the flow of electromagnetic energy.
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D.
James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell was a 19th-century Scottish physicist best known for formulating the classical theory of electromagnetism, unifying electricity, magnetism, and light into a single framework.
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E.
Arthur E. Kennelly
Arthur E. Kennelly was a prominent electrical engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in alternating current theory and radio science.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
| Stage | Batch ID | Job type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| creating | batch_69bd43d9cba4819086c1ab1c2d9d2133 |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69bd633ec8b08190bf8ffd4c3b946f61 |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69be038912488190a109d4ce624b813d |
ned_source_triple | completed |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:15 p.m.