Triple

T7166537
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Arbuthnot E167081 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning
An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning is an early 18th-century treatise by John Arbuthnot that argues for the intellectual and practical value of studying mathematics.
E646249 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: An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning | Statement: [John Arbuthnot, notableWork, An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning
Context triple: [John Arbuthnot, notableWork, An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning]
  • A. Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint
    "Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint" is a classic three-volume work by Felix Klein that reexamines school-level mathematics through the lens of modern, rigorous mathematical theory and pedagogy.
  • B. The Advancement of Learning
    The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
  • C. Mathematical Discovery
    "Mathematical Discovery" is a two-volume work by George Pólya that explores the processes of mathematical problem solving and heuristic reasoning.
  • D. The Place of Useful Learning
    The Place of Useful Learning is the motto of the University of Strathclyde, reflecting its focus on practical, applied education and research that benefits society and industry.
  • E. Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning
    Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning is a two-volume work by George Pólya that explores how mathematicians actually think, conjecture, and discover through heuristic and inductive reasoning rather than formal proof alone.
  • 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: An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning
Triple: [John Arbuthnot, notableWork, An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning]
Generated description
An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning is an early 18th-century treatise by John Arbuthnot that argues for the intellectual and practical value of studying mathematics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning
Target entity description: An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning is an early 18th-century treatise by John Arbuthnot that argues for the intellectual and practical value of studying mathematics.
  • A. Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint
    "Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint" is a classic three-volume work by Felix Klein that reexamines school-level mathematics through the lens of modern, rigorous mathematical theory and pedagogy.
  • B. The Advancement of Learning
    The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
  • C. Mathematical Discovery
    "Mathematical Discovery" is a two-volume work by George Pólya that explores the processes of mathematical problem solving and heuristic reasoning.
  • D. The Place of Useful Learning
    The Place of Useful Learning is the motto of the University of Strathclyde, reflecting its focus on practical, applied education and research that benefits society and industry.
  • E. Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning
    Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning is a two-volume work by George Pólya that explores how mathematicians actually think, conjecture, and discover through heuristic and inductive reasoning rather than formal proof alone.
  • 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_69c6e85a07388190a07054ef12870fa1 completed March 27, 2026, 8:28 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7adced6b48190bcae9af88f640584 completed March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7ae44e0d48190818b193e03aba6a4 completed March 28, 2026, 10:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7aeb9373c8190ac2d282e8153201f completed March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:48 p.m.