Triple
T8090825
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Barton MacLane |
E188855
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MacLane |
E29380
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: MacLane | Statement: [Barton MacLane, familyName, MacLane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacLane Context triple: [Barton MacLane, familyName, MacLane]
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A.
Saunders Mac Lane
chosen
Saunders Mac Lane was an American mathematician best known as a co-founder of category theory and for his influential work in algebra and homological algebra.
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B.
Categories for the Working Mathematician
Categories for the Working Mathematician is a foundational textbook in category theory that systematically develops the subject and its applications for professional mathematicians.
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C.
“Abelian Categories: An Introduction to the Theory of Functors”
“Abelian Categories: An Introduction to the Theory of Functors” is a foundational monograph in category theory that systematically develops the theory of abelian categories and functors, significantly shaping modern homological algebra.
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D.
Eilenberg–MacLane spaces
Eilenberg–MacLane spaces are topological spaces characterized by having a single nontrivial homotopy group, serving as fundamental building blocks in homotopy theory and the definition of cohomology.
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E.
Maurer
Maurer is a German-language surname common in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, borne by various notable figures in politics, sports, and the arts.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca82b7b3e88190b9041ab0ef28b3cb |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb421fb8348190b6495394d498d3f4 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc640a42648190bc1a3072eb338e22 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:29 p.m.