Triple
T6328108
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Passages from the Life of a Philosopher |
E141907
|
entity |
| Predicate | describes |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Difference Engine |
E141904
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Difference Engine | Statement: [Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, describes, Difference Engine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Difference Engine Context triple: [Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, describes, Difference Engine]
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A.
Difference Engine
chosen
The Difference Engine is an early mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage to automatically compute and tabulate polynomial functions, often regarded as a precursor to modern computers.
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B.
diff3
diff3 is a GNU Diffutils command-line program that compares and merges three versions of a file, commonly used for resolving merge conflicts.
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C.
Levenstein
Levenstein is a surname, often a variant of Löwenstein, borne by individuals of German or Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
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D.
diff
diff is a command-line utility that compares files line by line and reports their differences, commonly used in Unix-like systems for source code and text file comparison.
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E.
Differences
Differences is an experimental 1958–59 composition by Luciano Berio that explores timbral contrast and innovative sound combinations within a chamber ensemble setting.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c008d201748190917e69c41ba3f978 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c064e9532081908277f10ec380a486 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c62d3a68f881908de1d9e70e00cb02 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:29 p.m.