Triple
T4898390
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Napier |
E109737
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry Briggs
Henry Briggs was an English mathematician best known for pioneering the widespread use of common (base-10) logarithms, greatly simplifying complex calculations in the early 17th century.
|
E478028
|
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: Henry Briggs | Statement: [John Napier, influenced, Henry Briggs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Briggs Context triple: [John Napier, influenced, Henry Briggs]
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A.
John Wallis
John Wallis was a 17th-century English mathematician and clergyman known for his contributions to calculus, analytic geometry, and the introduction of the infinity symbol (∞).
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B.
John Napier
John Napier was a Scottish mathematician best known for inventing logarithms and popularizing the use of the decimal point in arithmetic.
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C.
Theodore de Mayerne
Theodore de Mayerne was a prominent 17th-century Swiss-born physician and chemist who served as royal doctor in England and helped advance early modern medical and chemical practice.
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D.
Edward Cooke
Edward Cooke is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in law, politics, and academia.
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E.
Augustus De Morgan
Augustus De Morgan was a 19th-century British mathematician and logician known for formulating De Morgan's laws and contributing foundational work to symbolic logic.
- 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: Henry Briggs Triple: [John Napier, influenced, Henry Briggs]
Generated description
Henry Briggs was an English mathematician best known for pioneering the widespread use of common (base-10) logarithms, greatly simplifying complex calculations in the early 17th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Briggs Target entity description: Henry Briggs was an English mathematician best known for pioneering the widespread use of common (base-10) logarithms, greatly simplifying complex calculations in the early 17th century.
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A.
John Wallis
John Wallis was a 17th-century English mathematician and clergyman known for his contributions to calculus, analytic geometry, and the introduction of the infinity symbol (∞).
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B.
John Napier
John Napier was a Scottish mathematician best known for inventing logarithms and popularizing the use of the decimal point in arithmetic.
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C.
Theodore de Mayerne
Theodore de Mayerne was a prominent 17th-century Swiss-born physician and chemist who served as royal doctor in England and helped advance early modern medical and chemical practice.
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D.
Edward Cooke
Edward Cooke is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in law, politics, and academia.
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E.
Augustus De Morgan
Augustus De Morgan was a 19th-century British mathematician and logician known for formulating De Morgan's laws and contributing foundational work to symbolic logic.
- 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_69bd4410bbf88190aad50d2451c863d6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e49992481908cc7cc1eeafd6494 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be6fc997548190bb340193475065ee |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be70585e9881909b8ad633f6cc42a6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be70d49768819088f4d523e968fdfb |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.