Triple
T7978191
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John D. Barrow |
E185498
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Book of Nothing
The Book of Nothing is a popular science book by cosmologist John D. Barrow that explores the concept of nothingness across physics, mathematics, philosophy, and cosmology.
|
E703234
|
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: The Book of Nothing | Statement: [John D. Barrow, notableWork, The Book of Nothing]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Nothing Context triple: [John D. Barrow, notableWork, The Book of Nothing]
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A.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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B.
The Book of Everything
The Book of Everything is a work by designer and information graphics expert Nigel Holmes that showcases his distinctive, playful approach to visual explanation and data visualization.
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C.
The Book of Brightness
The Book of Brightness is a foundational early Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to the 1st–2nd century sage Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana, that explores mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
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D.
Book of Dreams
"Book of Dreams" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Lucky Town*, known for its intimate, romantic lyrics and reflective tone.
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E.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
- 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: The Book of Nothing Triple: [John D. Barrow, notableWork, The Book of Nothing]
Generated description
The Book of Nothing is a popular science book by cosmologist John D. Barrow that explores the concept of nothingness across physics, mathematics, philosophy, and cosmology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Nothing Target entity description: The Book of Nothing is a popular science book by cosmologist John D. Barrow that explores the concept of nothingness across physics, mathematics, philosophy, and cosmology.
-
A.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
-
B.
The Book of Everything
The Book of Everything is a work by designer and information graphics expert Nigel Holmes that showcases his distinctive, playful approach to visual explanation and data visualization.
-
C.
The Book of Brightness
The Book of Brightness is a foundational early Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to the 1st–2nd century sage Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana, that explores mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
-
D.
Book of Dreams
"Book of Dreams" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Lucky Town*, known for its intimate, romantic lyrics and reflective tone.
-
E.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
- 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_69ca829851908190b4e03829353ee7c3 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3bf84b1081908e60a556d984aad6 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cbe0d3c724819087df03cea2ed998f |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cbe43d29f8819080f7d729c4f28c75 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cc32e2e1c48190b86218bff9af99f5 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:14 p.m.