Triple
T8245213
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Teflon |
E192834
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Roy J. Plunkett
Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist best known for accidentally discovering the nonstick polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), later trademarked as Teflon, while working for DuPont in 1938.
|
E724049
|
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: Roy J. Plunkett | Statement: [Teflon, discoveredBy, Roy J. Plunkett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy J. Plunkett Context triple: [Teflon, discoveredBy, Roy J. Plunkett]
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A.
Wallace H. Carothers
Wallace H. Carothers was an American chemist at DuPont best known for pioneering polymer chemistry and leading the invention of nylon.
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B.
Wallace Wooley
Wallace Wooley is the mild-mannered, politically ambitious New England politician who becomes entangled with a mischievous witch in the classic 1942 romantic fantasy film "I Married a Witch."
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C.
Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an influential American physicist and solid-state physics pioneer who served as president of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University.
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D.
Paul J. Flory
Paul J. Flory was an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in polymer chemistry, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1974.
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E.
Walter H. Stockmayer
Walter H. Stockmayer was an influential American physical chemist and polymer scientist known for his pioneering theoretical work on the structure and behavior of macromolecules.
- 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: Roy J. Plunkett Triple: [Teflon, discoveredBy, Roy J. Plunkett]
Generated description
Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist best known for accidentally discovering the nonstick polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), later trademarked as Teflon, while working for DuPont in 1938.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy J. Plunkett Target entity description: Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist best known for accidentally discovering the nonstick polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), later trademarked as Teflon, while working for DuPont in 1938.
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A.
Wallace H. Carothers
Wallace H. Carothers was an American chemist at DuPont best known for pioneering polymer chemistry and leading the invention of nylon.
-
B.
Wallace Wooley
Wallace Wooley is the mild-mannered, politically ambitious New England politician who becomes entangled with a mischievous witch in the classic 1942 romantic fantasy film "I Married a Witch."
-
C.
Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an influential American physicist and solid-state physics pioneer who served as president of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University.
-
D.
Paul J. Flory
Paul J. Flory was an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in polymer chemistry, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1974.
-
E.
Walter H. Stockmayer
Walter H. Stockmayer was an influential American physical chemist and polymer scientist known for his pioneering theoretical work on the structure and behavior of macromolecules.
- 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_69ca82de7b8c81908d8106f8a53cff9b |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb7872f6d481909ea1d3c2aad1a2b1 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:32 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd680b0f608190b69336228346b47d |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cd6c21172481908dc04b85ee4370a8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 7:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cd7dd65fac8190b8f44b1cf2be7bdd |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:48 p.m.