Triple
T7164949
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brian Kernighan |
E167041
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOf |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Software Tools in Pascal
*Software Tools in Pascal* is a classic computer science book that teaches fundamental software design and programming techniques by reimplementing Unix-style tools in the Pascal language.
|
E645521
|
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: Software Tools in Pascal | Statement: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, Software Tools in Pascal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Software Tools in Pascal Context triple: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, Software Tools in Pascal]
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A.
Component Pascal
Component Pascal is a modern, strongly typed programming language in the Oberon family, designed for component-based software development with an emphasis on safety and simplicity.
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B.
Pascal
Pascal is a French surname most famously associated with Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century mathematician, physicist, inventor, and philosopher.
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C.
Pascal
Pascal is the small, expressive chameleon who serves as Rapunzel’s loyal companion and confidant in Disney’s animated film "Tangled."
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D.
Pascal
Pascal is a high-level, strongly typed procedural programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth in the late 1960s, widely used for teaching structured programming and data structuring concepts.
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E.
Turbo Pascal
Turbo Pascal is a once-popular integrated development environment and compiler for the Pascal programming language, known for its fast compilation speed and influence on early PC software development.
- 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: Software Tools in Pascal Triple: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, Software Tools in Pascal]
Generated description
*Software Tools in Pascal* is a classic computer science book that teaches fundamental software design and programming techniques by reimplementing Unix-style tools in the Pascal language.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Software Tools in Pascal Target entity description: *Software Tools in Pascal* is a classic computer science book that teaches fundamental software design and programming techniques by reimplementing Unix-style tools in the Pascal language.
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A.
Component Pascal
Component Pascal is a modern, strongly typed programming language in the Oberon family, designed for component-based software development with an emphasis on safety and simplicity.
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B.
Pascal
Pascal is a French surname most famously associated with Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century mathematician, physicist, inventor, and philosopher.
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C.
Pascal
Pascal is the small, expressive chameleon who serves as Rapunzel’s loyal companion and confidant in Disney’s animated film "Tangled."
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D.
Pascal
Pascal is a high-level, strongly typed procedural programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth in the late 1960s, widely used for teaching structured programming and data structuring concepts.
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E.
Turbo Pascal
Turbo Pascal is a once-popular integrated development environment and compiler for the Pascal programming language, known for its fast compilation speed and influence on early PC software development.
- 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_69c68888c10c819095e0383020225758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e832d2548190aacff0de80dbc268 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adcc145c8190ba65831ed891a225 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae9111048190b9d68932b15aeab9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7af44076481908d770dd92ed55277 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.