Triple

T6411951
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject George K. Zipf E127726 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
"Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort" is a seminal 1949 book by linguist George Kingsley Zipf that proposes people naturally minimize effort in language and behavior, helping explain patterns such as Zipf’s law in word frequencies.
E592077 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: Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort | Statement: [George K. Zipf, notableWork, Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
Context triple: [George K. Zipf, notableWork, Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort]
  • A. Toward a General Theory of Action
    Toward a General Theory of Action is a foundational sociological work that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding human action and social systems.
  • B. Unified Theories of Cognition
    Unified Theories of Cognition is a comprehensive cognitive science framework proposed by Allen Newell that seeks to explain diverse mental processes—such as problem solving, memory, and learning—within a single, unified theoretical architecture.
  • C. The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language
    "The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language" is a seminal essay by linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf that articulates the idea that the structure of a language influences its speakers’ patterns of thought and behavior.
  • D. “Computing: A Human Activity”
    “Computing: A Human Activity” is a collection of essays by computer scientist Peter Naur that explores computing as a human-centered, theory-building activity rather than a purely formal or mathematical discipline.
  • E. Experience and Prediction
    Experience and Prediction is a seminal philosophical work by Hans Reichenbach that develops a logical and probabilistic foundation for scientific knowledge and induction within the framework of logical empiricism.
  • 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: Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
Triple: [George K. Zipf, notableWork, Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort]
Generated description
"Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort" is a seminal 1949 book by linguist George Kingsley Zipf that proposes people naturally minimize effort in language and behavior, helping explain patterns such as Zipf’s law in word frequencies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
Target entity description: "Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort" is a seminal 1949 book by linguist George Kingsley Zipf that proposes people naturally minimize effort in language and behavior, helping explain patterns such as Zipf’s law in word frequencies.
  • A. Toward a General Theory of Action
    Toward a General Theory of Action is a foundational sociological work that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding human action and social systems.
  • B. Unified Theories of Cognition
    Unified Theories of Cognition is a comprehensive cognitive science framework proposed by Allen Newell that seeks to explain diverse mental processes—such as problem solving, memory, and learning—within a single, unified theoretical architecture.
  • C. The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language
    "The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language" is a seminal essay by linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf that articulates the idea that the structure of a language influences its speakers’ patterns of thought and behavior.
  • D. “Computing: A Human Activity”
    “Computing: A Human Activity” is a collection of essays by computer scientist Peter Naur that explores computing as a human-centered, theory-building activity rather than a purely formal or mathematical discipline.
  • E. Experience and Prediction
    Experience and Prediction is a seminal philosophical work by Hans Reichenbach that develops a logical and probabilistic foundation for scientific knowledge and induction within the framework of logical empiricism.
  • 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_69c0083723d88190b1e37b19df162c08 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c068d228208190ba05eeb7707482fe completed March 22, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c640c48e688190981a19ce5eb2af44 completed March 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6427c80c48190b87b9ecd1e10e78a completed March 27, 2026, 8:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c642da89a48190a2d6de237669ca8c completed March 27, 2026, 8:42 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:42 p.m.