Triple
T5438490
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Playfair |
E122070
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Playfair's axiom
Playfair's axiom is a reformulation of Euclid’s parallel postulate stating that through a point not on a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line, fundamental to Euclidean geometry.
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E519271
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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: Playfair's axiom | Statement: [John Playfair, notableWork, Playfair's axiom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Playfair's axiom Context triple: [John Playfair, notableWork, Playfair's axiom]
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A.
Commentary on the Difficulties of Certain Postulates of Euclid
Commentary on the Difficulties of Certain Postulates of Euclid is a mathematical treatise by Omar Khayyam in which he critically examines and attempts to resolve issues in Euclid’s postulates, especially the parallel postulate, laying early groundwork for later developments in geometry.
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B.
Veblen axioms for projective geometry
The Veblen axioms for projective geometry are a foundational set of incidence-based axioms introduced by Oswald Veblen to rigorously formalize the structure of projective spaces.
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C.
The Foundations of Geometry
The Foundations of Geometry is a seminal mathematical text by Oswald Veblen that rigorously develops the axiomatic basis of geometry in a modern, logical framework.
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D.
Thales’ theorem
Thales’ theorem is a fundamental result in Euclidean geometry stating that any angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle.
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E.
Grundlagen der Geometrie
Grundlagen der Geometrie is David Hilbert’s foundational 1899 treatise that rigorously axiomatizes Euclidean geometry and helped shape modern mathematical logic and the axiomatic method.
- 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: Playfair's axiom Triple: [John Playfair, notableWork, Playfair's axiom]
Generated description
Playfair's axiom is a reformulation of Euclid’s parallel postulate stating that through a point not on a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line, fundamental to Euclidean geometry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Playfair's axiom Target entity description: Playfair's axiom is a reformulation of Euclid’s parallel postulate stating that through a point not on a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line, fundamental to Euclidean geometry.
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A.
Commentary on the Difficulties of Certain Postulates of Euclid
Commentary on the Difficulties of Certain Postulates of Euclid is a mathematical treatise by Omar Khayyam in which he critically examines and attempts to resolve issues in Euclid’s postulates, especially the parallel postulate, laying early groundwork for later developments in geometry.
-
B.
Veblen axioms for projective geometry
The Veblen axioms for projective geometry are a foundational set of incidence-based axioms introduced by Oswald Veblen to rigorously formalize the structure of projective spaces.
-
C.
The Foundations of Geometry
The Foundations of Geometry is a seminal mathematical text by Oswald Veblen that rigorously develops the axiomatic basis of geometry in a modern, logical framework.
-
D.
Thales’ theorem
Thales’ theorem is a fundamental result in Euclidean geometry stating that any angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle.
-
E.
Grundlagen der Geometrie
Grundlagen der Geometrie is David Hilbert’s foundational 1899 treatise that rigorously axiomatizes Euclidean geometry and helped shape modern mathematical logic and the axiomatic method.
- 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_69bd46400768819092925d461c0b8432 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd91bce47c8190b9fd23444e636cdd |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3ad3a3d88190bacde12f515d9971 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf3ba6784081908b19717290b7ba3d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf3c1ad4d8819093aeb94f62eb1086 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:07 p.m.