Triple
T7330980
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cottrell equation |
E168996
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frederick Gardner Cottrell
Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist and inventor best known for developing the electrostatic precipitator and for founding the Research Corporation to support scientific research.
|
E656453
|
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: Frederick Gardner Cottrell | Statement: [Cottrell equation, namedAfter, Frederick Gardner Cottrell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frederick Gardner Cottrell Context triple: [Cottrell equation, namedAfter, Frederick Gardner Cottrell]
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A.
Edward Goodrich Acheson
Edward Goodrich Acheson was an American chemist and inventor best known for developing silicon carbide (carborundum) and pioneering its industrial production.
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B.
Henry D. Paschen
Henry D. Paschen was an American construction executive best known as the husband of pioneering Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief.
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C.
Charles Victor Hall
Charles Victor Hall was an individual notable enough in life or local history to be recognized among the distinguished burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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D.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
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E.
Charles Francis Jenkins
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
- 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: Frederick Gardner Cottrell Triple: [Cottrell equation, namedAfter, Frederick Gardner Cottrell]
Generated description
Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist and inventor best known for developing the electrostatic precipitator and for founding the Research Corporation to support scientific research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frederick Gardner Cottrell Target entity description: Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist and inventor best known for developing the electrostatic precipitator and for founding the Research Corporation to support scientific research.
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A.
Edward Goodrich Acheson
Edward Goodrich Acheson was an American chemist and inventor best known for developing silicon carbide (carborundum) and pioneering its industrial production.
-
B.
Henry D. Paschen
Henry D. Paschen was an American construction executive best known as the husband of pioneering Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief.
-
C.
Charles Victor Hall
Charles Victor Hall was an individual notable enough in life or local history to be recognized among the distinguished burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.
-
D.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
-
E.
Charles Francis Jenkins
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
- 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_69c68a568a6481908f11e20db7bc8446 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f0ab0b1881909f8f086b81fdddb7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7ef16f35881909fffba1df072f0d6 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ef9665748190bddc45f234af7a7b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7f02f95508190a7b323f3f94e4a0f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:03 p.m.