Triple
T6908042
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theory of Colours |
E159859
|
entity |
| Predicate | criticizes |
P437
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Newtonian optics |
E4687
|
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: Newtonian optics | Statement: [Theory of Colours, criticizes, Newtonian optics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newtonian optics Context triple: [Theory of Colours, criticizes, Newtonian optics]
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A.
Newtonian optics
chosen
Newtonian optics is the branch of physics developed by Isaac Newton that explains light primarily as a stream of particles to account for reflection, refraction, and color phenomena.
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B.
Principles of Optics
Principles of Optics is a seminal textbook that rigorously develops the theory of electromagnetic waves and optical phenomena, profoundly shaping modern physical optics.
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C.
Optics
Optics is an influential ancient treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically explores the behavior of light, including reflection, refraction, and visual perception.
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D.
Hamiltonian optics
Hamiltonian optics is a formulation of geometrical optics that applies Hamiltonian mechanics concepts to describe and analyze the trajectories of light rays in optical systems.
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E.
Fermat’s principle of least time
Fermat’s principle of least time is a fundamental variational principle in optics stating that light follows the path that takes the least time, from which many laws of geometrical optics can be derived.
- 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_69c68839ccb88190b4aa5cc1aca3448f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d9bd7b3c8190842eb83679c322d5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c74901aee08190a5e132200fd58c05 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:25 p.m.