Triple

T4966379
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Theodore von Kármán E111535 entity
Predicate hasEponym P12247 FINISHED
Object von Kármán constant
The von Kármán constant is a dimensionless empirical constant that characterizes the logarithmic velocity profile in turbulent boundary layer flows in fluid dynamics.
E483174 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: von Kármán constant | Statement: [Theodore von Kármán, hasEponym, von Kármán constant]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: von Kármán constant
Context triple: [Theodore von Kármán, hasEponym, von Kármán constant]
  • A. Knudsen number
    The Knudsen number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics that compares a gas’s molecular mean free path to a characteristic physical length scale, indicating whether continuum or rarefied flow models are appropriate.
  • B. Knudsen
    Knudsen is a Danish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as industry, science, and the arts.
  • C. Saffman
    Saffman is a surname most notably associated with Philip G. Saffman, a prominent British-American applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
  • D. Chandrasekhar number
    The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity in magnetohydrodynamics that measures the relative importance of magnetic forces compared to viscous forces in a conducting fluid.
  • E. von Klitzing constant
    The von Klitzing constant is a fundamental physical constant that characterizes the quantized Hall resistance and provides a precise standard for electrical resistance in quantum metrology.
  • 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: von Kármán constant
Triple: [Theodore von Kármán, hasEponym, von Kármán constant]
Generated description
The von Kármán constant is a dimensionless empirical constant that characterizes the logarithmic velocity profile in turbulent boundary layer flows in fluid dynamics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: von Kármán constant
Target entity description: The von Kármán constant is a dimensionless empirical constant that characterizes the logarithmic velocity profile in turbulent boundary layer flows in fluid dynamics.
  • A. Knudsen number
    The Knudsen number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics that compares a gas’s molecular mean free path to a characteristic physical length scale, indicating whether continuum or rarefied flow models are appropriate.
  • B. Knudsen
    Knudsen is a Danish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as industry, science, and the arts.
  • C. Saffman
    Saffman is a surname most notably associated with Philip G. Saffman, a prominent British-American applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
  • D. Chandrasekhar number
    The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity in magnetohydrodynamics that measures the relative importance of magnetic forces compared to viscous forces in a conducting fluid.
  • E. von Klitzing constant
    The von Klitzing constant is a fundamental physical constant that characterizes the quantized Hall resistance and provides a precise standard for electrical resistance in quantum metrology.
  • 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_69bd4419393c819086319a6fe4bf8542 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd71f7ae388190b752770bf577906f completed March 20, 2026, 4:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be81f13988819097dcd5a65cb1f502 completed March 21, 2026, 11:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be83b10e048190889289ac2ca9f07f completed March 21, 2026, 11:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be843e2e50819099b2b73498c7c16e completed March 21, 2026, 11:42 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:32 p.m.