Triple
T7192475
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Newcomb–Benford law |
E167726
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalDeveloper |
P4595
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank Benford
Frank Benford was an American physicist best known for formalizing the statistical phenomenon now called Benford's law, which describes the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-world data sets.
|
E648334
|
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: Frank Benford | Statement: [Newcomb–Benford law, historicalDeveloper, Frank Benford]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Benford Context triple: [Newcomb–Benford law, historicalDeveloper, Frank Benford]
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A.
George K. Zipf
George K. Zipf was an American linguist and philologist best known for formulating Zipf's law, which describes the frequency distribution of words in natural language and has broad applications across linguistics, information science, and other fields.
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B.
Fred Mosteller
Fred Mosteller was an influential American statistician and educator known for his pioneering work in mathematical statistics, statistics education, and applications of statistics to public policy and medicine.
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C.
Leo J. Frachtenberg
Leo J. Frachtenberg was an early 20th-century American anthropologist and linguist known for his documentation and analysis of Native American languages of the Pacific Northwest, including Siuslaw.
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D.
Michael Hardy
Michael Hardy is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as mathematics, music, and politics.
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E.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
- 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: Frank Benford Triple: [Newcomb–Benford law, historicalDeveloper, Frank Benford]
Generated description
Frank Benford was an American physicist best known for formalizing the statistical phenomenon now called Benford's law, which describes the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-world data sets.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Benford Target entity description: Frank Benford was an American physicist best known for formalizing the statistical phenomenon now called Benford's law, which describes the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-world data sets.
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A.
George K. Zipf
George K. Zipf was an American linguist and philologist best known for formulating Zipf's law, which describes the frequency distribution of words in natural language and has broad applications across linguistics, information science, and other fields.
-
B.
Fred Mosteller
Fred Mosteller was an influential American statistician and educator known for his pioneering work in mathematical statistics, statistics education, and applications of statistics to public policy and medicine.
-
C.
Leo J. Frachtenberg
Leo J. Frachtenberg was an early 20th-century American anthropologist and linguist known for his documentation and analysis of Native American languages of the Pacific Northwest, including Siuslaw.
-
D.
Michael Hardy
Michael Hardy is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as mathematics, music, and politics.
-
E.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
- 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_69c6888b5248819090499a884ee3ec39 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e901ea1481908a9e44f96dd4b553 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7bf95a1a0819099d252f037c318c7 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7c071778881909a82eedf61cae22b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7c111e05c8190a9cfba3fca1f8198 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m.