Triple

T7338193
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dowker–Thistlethwaite notation E169182 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Clifford Hugh Dowker
Clifford Hugh Dowker was a British mathematician known for his contributions to topology and knot theory, including work that led to the Dowker–Thistlethwaite notation.
 E656664 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: Clifford Hugh Dowker | Statement: [Dowker–Thistlethwaite notation, namedAfter, Clifford Hugh Dowker]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Clifford Hugh Dowker
Context triple: [Dowker–Thistlethwaite notation, namedAfter, Clifford Hugh Dowker]
  • A. Bernard F. Schutz
    Bernard F. Schutz is a theoretical physicist and astrophysicist known for his pioneering contributions to gravitational wave theory and relativistic astrophysics.
  • B. Dennis Sciama
    Dennis Sciama was a prominent British theoretical physicist and cosmologist who played a key role in developing modern cosmology and mentoring a generation of leading physicists.
  • C. Nigel Hitchin
    Nigel Hitchin is a prominent British mathematician known for his influential work in differential and algebraic geometry, particularly the introduction of Higgs bundles and contributions to gauge theory and mirror symmetry.
  • D. Rod Streater
    Rod Streater is a former American football wide receiver best known for his time with the Oakland Raiders in the NFL.
  • E. Christopher Zeeman
    Christopher Zeeman was a British mathematician renowned for his work in geometric topology and catastrophe theory, and for his influential role in popularizing mathematics.
  • 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: Clifford Hugh Dowker
Triple: [Dowker–Thistlethwaite notation, namedAfter, Clifford Hugh Dowker]
Generated description
Clifford Hugh Dowker was a British mathematician known for his contributions to topology and knot theory, including work that led to the Dowker–Thistlethwaite notation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Clifford Hugh Dowker
Target entity description: Clifford Hugh Dowker was a British mathematician known for his contributions to topology and knot theory, including work that led to the Dowker–Thistlethwaite notation.
  • A. Bernard F. Schutz
    Bernard F. Schutz is a theoretical physicist and astrophysicist known for his pioneering contributions to gravitational wave theory and relativistic astrophysics.
  • B. Dennis Sciama
    Dennis Sciama was a prominent British theoretical physicist and cosmologist who played a key role in developing modern cosmology and mentoring a generation of leading physicists.
  • C. Nigel Hitchin
    Nigel Hitchin is a prominent British mathematician known for his influential work in differential and algebraic geometry, particularly the introduction of Higgs bundles and contributions to gauge theory and mirror symmetry.
  • D. Rod Streater
    Rod Streater is a former American football wide receiver best known for his time with the Oakland Raiders in the NFL.
  • E. Christopher Zeeman
    Christopher Zeeman was a British mathematician renowned for his work in geometric topology and catastrophe theory, and for his influential role in popularizing mathematics.
  • 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_69c68a57710481909f0c1f3c6ebdb6f2 completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f0d599c88190875514eae7084f8d completed March 27, 2026, 9:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7ef266fd0819096cf3ece3fff6b90 completed March 28, 2026, 3:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7efa4f5148190842f30988cbea94c completed March 28, 2026, 3:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7f0092bac819080ded1863f99290a completed March 28, 2026, 3:13 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:04 p.m.