Triple
T799208
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Donald E. Knuth |
E17089
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entity |
| Predicate | developerOf |
P13609
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
CWEB literate programming system
The CWEB literate programming system is a software tool created by Donald E. Knuth (with Silvio Levy) that integrates C or C++ source code with richly formatted documentation to produce both compilable programs and high-quality typeset descriptions.
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E95409
|
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: CWEB literate programming system | Statement: [Donald E. Knuth, developerOf, CWEB literate programming system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CWEB literate programming system Context triple: [Donald E. Knuth, developerOf, CWEB literate programming system]
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A.
Literate Programming
Literate Programming is a programming paradigm introduced by Donald Knuth that emphasizes writing code as an explanatory narrative for humans, with machine-executable instructions embedded within the documentation.
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B.
TeX typesetting system
TeX is a widely influential digital typesetting system created by Donald Knuth, renowned for its precision in mathematical and technical document preparation and its foundational role in modern computer typesetting.
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C.
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools is a foundational computer science textbook that systematically covers the theory and practice of compiler design and implementation.
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D.
LaTeX
LaTeX is a widely used, high-quality typesetting system particularly popular in academia for producing technical and scientific documents with precise control over layout and mathematical notation.
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E.
InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC
InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC was an early device-independent page description system developed at Xerox PARC that laid foundational concepts later used in Adobe’s PostScript.
- 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: CWEB literate programming system Triple: [Donald E. Knuth, developerOf, CWEB literate programming system]
Generated description
The CWEB literate programming system is a software tool created by Donald E. Knuth (with Silvio Levy) that integrates C or C++ source code with richly formatted documentation to produce both compilable programs and high-quality typeset descriptions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CWEB literate programming system Target entity description: The CWEB literate programming system is a software tool created by Donald E. Knuth (with Silvio Levy) that integrates C or C++ source code with richly formatted documentation to produce both compilable programs and high-quality typeset descriptions.
-
A.
Literate Programming
Literate Programming is a programming paradigm introduced by Donald Knuth that emphasizes writing code as an explanatory narrative for humans, with machine-executable instructions embedded within the documentation.
-
B.
TeX typesetting system
TeX is a widely influential digital typesetting system created by Donald Knuth, renowned for its precision in mathematical and technical document preparation and its foundational role in modern computer typesetting.
-
C.
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools is a foundational computer science textbook that systematically covers the theory and practice of compiler design and implementation.
-
D.
LaTeX
LaTeX is a widely used, high-quality typesetting system particularly popular in academia for producing technical and scientific documents with precise control over layout and mathematical notation.
-
E.
InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC
InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC was an early device-independent page description system developed at Xerox PARC that laid foundational concepts later used in Adobe’s PostScript.
- 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_69a49378b9c48190adbf5f62e5b7aca1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a7b4d9548190aad5fdf1211cf8cd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a68924e1048190ba60034c8b8b3b9e |
completed | March 3, 2026, 7:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a68a0f581c8190bdb2a9bda9bce1fa |
completed | March 3, 2026, 7:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a6d6042aac8190ba0b092c4b3df66e |
completed | March 3, 2026, 12:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.