Triple

T7454018
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Karl Pearson E172073 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object method of moments
The method of moments is a statistical technique for estimating distribution parameters by equating sample moments to theoretical moments.
E665237 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: method of moments | Statement: [Karl Pearson, notableWork, method of moments]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: method of moments
Context triple: [Karl Pearson, notableWork, method of moments]
  • A. method of least squares
    The method of least squares is a fundamental mathematical technique for estimating unknown parameters by minimizing the sum of squared differences between observed and predicted values, widely used in statistics, data fitting, and regression analysis.
  • B. Laplace method
    The Laplace method is an asymptotic technique in mathematical analysis used to approximate integrals, especially those dominated by contributions near a maximum point of the integrand.
  • C. Darwin–Fowler method
    The Darwin–Fowler method is a statistical mechanics technique that uses complex analysis and generating functions to derive distribution laws for systems of many particles.
  • D. Milstein method
    The Milstein method is a numerical scheme for solving stochastic differential equations that improves on the Euler–Maruyama method by including derivative terms of the diffusion coefficient for higher accuracy.
  • E. On Estimation of a Probability Density Function and Mode
    "On Estimation of a Probability Density Function and Mode" is a seminal statistical paper by Emanuel Parzen that develops kernel-based methods for nonparametric density and mode estimation.
  • 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: method of moments
Triple: [Karl Pearson, notableWork, method of moments]
Generated description
The method of moments is a statistical technique for estimating distribution parameters by equating sample moments to theoretical moments.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: method of moments
Target entity description: The method of moments is a statistical technique for estimating distribution parameters by equating sample moments to theoretical moments.
  • A. method of least squares
    The method of least squares is a fundamental mathematical technique for estimating unknown parameters by minimizing the sum of squared differences between observed and predicted values, widely used in statistics, data fitting, and regression analysis.
  • B. Laplace method
    The Laplace method is an asymptotic technique in mathematical analysis used to approximate integrals, especially those dominated by contributions near a maximum point of the integrand.
  • C. Darwin–Fowler method
    The Darwin–Fowler method is a statistical mechanics technique that uses complex analysis and generating functions to derive distribution laws for systems of many particles.
  • D. Milstein method
    The Milstein method is a numerical scheme for solving stochastic differential equations that improves on the Euler–Maruyama method by including derivative terms of the diffusion coefficient for higher accuracy.
  • E. On Estimation of a Probability Density Function and Mode
    "On Estimation of a Probability Density Function and Mode" is a seminal statistical paper by Emanuel Parzen that develops kernel-based methods for nonparametric density and mode estimation.
  • 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_69c68a66554c8190add75c65942c0317 completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f3ac5c2081908ab03f8bd4586f94 completed March 27, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c827bedc408190a9a77f293fb12762 completed March 28, 2026, 7:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c8290c62d0819080a1e1820364da88 completed March 28, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c82958eddc8190ad1697969241ec39 completed March 28, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:14 p.m.