Triple

T7011109
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Samuel Eilenberg E162580 entity
Predicate notableStudent P4838 FINISHED
Object Edgar H. Brown Jr.
Edgar H. Brown Jr. was an American mathematician best known for his contributions to algebraic topology, particularly in homotopy theory and cohomology operations.
 E634845 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: Edgar H. Brown Jr. | Statement: [Samuel Eilenberg, notableStudent, Edgar H. Brown Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Edgar H. Brown Jr.
Context triple: [Samuel Eilenberg, notableStudent, Edgar H. Brown Jr.]
  • A. Sam Edwards
    Sam Edwards was a prominent British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and the statistical mechanics of disordered systems, including polymers and glasses.
  • B. Warren Clark
    Warren Clark was the husband of bestselling suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark.
  • C. Edgar F. Shannon Jr.
    Edgar F. Shannon Jr. was an American educator and longtime president of the University of Virginia who also served on national commissions, including the Rockefeller Commission.
  • D. Robert J. Wynne
    Robert J. Wynne was an American journalist and public official who served in senior federal financial and postal administration roles in the early 20th century.
  • E. Joe L. Barton
    Joe L. Barton is an American Republican politician who served for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas and was known for his influential role on energy policy.
  • 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: Edgar H. Brown Jr.
Triple: [Samuel Eilenberg, notableStudent, Edgar H. Brown Jr.]
Generated description
Edgar H. Brown Jr. was an American mathematician best known for his contributions to algebraic topology, particularly in homotopy theory and cohomology operations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Edgar H. Brown Jr.
Target entity description: Edgar H. Brown Jr. was an American mathematician best known for his contributions to algebraic topology, particularly in homotopy theory and cohomology operations.
  • A. Sam Edwards
    Sam Edwards was a prominent British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and the statistical mechanics of disordered systems, including polymers and glasses.
  • B. Warren Clark
    Warren Clark was the husband of bestselling suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark.
  • C. Edgar F. Shannon Jr.
    Edgar F. Shannon Jr. was an American educator and longtime president of the University of Virginia who also served on national commissions, including the Rockefeller Commission.
  • D. Robert J. Wynne
    Robert J. Wynne was an American journalist and public official who served in senior federal financial and postal administration roles in the early 20th century.
  • E. Joe L. Barton
    Joe L. Barton is an American Republican politician who served for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas and was known for his influential role on energy policy.
  • 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_69c6885a127c8190867b059bdccf13ff completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6dc5729448190af66dbd6f3e8936e completed March 27, 2026, 7:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c76a4bd424819097e1543ec59979ff completed March 28, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c76b1ef6f481908f4c4f610328f633 completed March 28, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c76c01679c8190b61f642c23c25ed5 completed March 28, 2026, 5:49 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:34 p.m.