Triple
T7194283
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vandermonde's identity |
E167770
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entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde was an 18th-century French mathematician and musician known for his contributions to algebra and determinants, including work that led to the concepts of Vandermonde matrices and Vandermonde's identity.
|
E649432
|
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: Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde | Statement: [Vandermonde's identity, namedAfter, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde Context triple: [Vandermonde's identity, namedAfter, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde]
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A.
Adrien-Marie Legendre
Adrien-Marie Legendre was an influential 18th–19th century French mathematician known for major contributions to number theory, analysis, and mathematical statistics.
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B.
Siméon Denis Poisson
Siméon Denis Poisson was a French mathematician and physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to probability theory, mathematical physics, and differential equations.
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C.
Louis Laguerre
Louis Laguerre was a French-born Baroque painter best known for his large-scale decorative works in England, particularly murals and ceiling paintings in grand houses and public buildings.
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D.
Pierre Fourier
Pierre Fourier was a 17th-century French Catholic priest and canon regular renowned for his pastoral reforms, educational work, and eventual canonization as a saint.
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E.
Louis Legendre
Louis Legendre was a French revolutionary politician and radical Jacobin known for his prominent role in the Paris sections and the National Convention during the French Revolution.
- 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: Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde Triple: [Vandermonde's identity, namedAfter, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde]
Generated description
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde was an 18th-century French mathematician and musician known for his contributions to algebra and determinants, including work that led to the concepts of Vandermonde matrices and Vandermonde's identity.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde Target entity description: Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde was an 18th-century French mathematician and musician known for his contributions to algebra and determinants, including work that led to the concepts of Vandermonde matrices and Vandermonde's identity.
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A.
Adrien-Marie Legendre
Adrien-Marie Legendre was an influential 18th–19th century French mathematician known for major contributions to number theory, analysis, and mathematical statistics.
-
B.
Siméon Denis Poisson
Siméon Denis Poisson was a French mathematician and physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to probability theory, mathematical physics, and differential equations.
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C.
Louis Laguerre
Louis Laguerre was a French-born Baroque painter best known for his large-scale decorative works in England, particularly murals and ceiling paintings in grand houses and public buildings.
-
D.
Pierre Fourier
Pierre Fourier was a 17th-century French Catholic priest and canon regular renowned for his pastoral reforms, educational work, and eventual canonization as a saint.
-
E.
Louis Legendre
Louis Legendre was a French revolutionary politician and radical Jacobin known for his prominent role in the Paris sections and the National Convention during the French Revolution.
- 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_69c6e9050164819081fd6a11d10f9833 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7bf9b8ff48190a561035f754922e9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7c08e0db88190ac0142980288cd72 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7c1576818819087ad2d847f140433 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m.