Triple
T5425321
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Thurston |
E121348
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entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms
Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms is a foundational theorem in low-dimensional topology that categorizes self-maps of surfaces into periodic, reducible, or pseudo-Anosov types, profoundly influencing the study of 3-manifolds and dynamical systems.
|
E518460
|
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: Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms | Statement: [William Thurston, knownFor, Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms Context triple: [William Thurston, knownFor, Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms]
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A.
Milnor–Thurston kneading theory
Milnor–Thurston kneading theory is a mathematical framework in one-dimensional dynamical systems that encodes the combinatorial behavior of interval maps to study their dynamics and entropy.
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B.
Smale’s 18 problems
Smale’s 18 problems are a celebrated list of major open questions in mathematics proposed by Stephen Smale in 1998 as a successor in spirit to Hilbert’s famous problems.
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C.
Smale horseshoe
The Smale horseshoe is a fundamental example in dynamical systems theory that illustrates chaotic behavior through a specific stretching-and-folding map of a square into a horseshoe-shaped region.
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D.
Milnor–Wood inequality
The Milnor–Wood inequality is a result in differential geometry and topology that bounds the Euler class of flat circle bundles over surfaces, with important implications for foliations and group actions on the circle.
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E.
Teichmüller curve
A Teichmüller curve is a complex geodesic in the moduli space of Riemann surfaces that arises from flat surface structures and has rich connections to dynamics, geometry, and number theory.
- 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: Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms Triple: [William Thurston, knownFor, Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms]
Generated description
Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms is a foundational theorem in low-dimensional topology that categorizes self-maps of surfaces into periodic, reducible, or pseudo-Anosov types, profoundly influencing the study of 3-manifolds and dynamical systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms Target entity description: Thurston’s classification of surface diffeomorphisms is a foundational theorem in low-dimensional topology that categorizes self-maps of surfaces into periodic, reducible, or pseudo-Anosov types, profoundly influencing the study of 3-manifolds and dynamical systems.
-
A.
Milnor–Thurston kneading theory
Milnor–Thurston kneading theory is a mathematical framework in one-dimensional dynamical systems that encodes the combinatorial behavior of interval maps to study their dynamics and entropy.
-
B.
Smale’s 18 problems
Smale’s 18 problems are a celebrated list of major open questions in mathematics proposed by Stephen Smale in 1998 as a successor in spirit to Hilbert’s famous problems.
-
C.
Smale horseshoe
The Smale horseshoe is a fundamental example in dynamical systems theory that illustrates chaotic behavior through a specific stretching-and-folding map of a square into a horseshoe-shaped region.
-
D.
Milnor–Wood inequality
The Milnor–Wood inequality is a result in differential geometry and topology that bounds the Euler class of flat circle bundles over surfaces, with important implications for foliations and group actions on the circle.
-
E.
Teichmüller curve
A Teichmüller curve is a complex geodesic in the moduli space of Riemann surfaces that arises from flat surface structures and has rich connections to dynamics, geometry, and number theory.
- 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_69bd463b58d88190b258261573de9e91 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd881598448190a9bb456dee36004b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3abfc7e88190b8f0a31b61c33973 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf3b592a08819090e2873bcf4e797f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf3c0b9e5481909101eccbd55f24b2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:06 p.m.