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]
  • 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 (∞).
  • B. John Napier
    John Napier was a Scottish mathematician best known for inventing logarithms and popularizing the use of the decimal point in arithmetic.
  • 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.
  • D. Edward Cooke
    Edward Cooke is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in law, politics, and academia.
  • 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.
  • 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 (∞).
  • B. John Napier
    John Napier was a Scottish mathematician best known for inventing logarithms and popularizing the use of the decimal point in arithmetic.
  • 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.
  • D. Edward Cooke
    Edward Cooke is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in law, politics, and academia.
  • 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.