Triple

T8635432
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fizeau experiment E204510 entity
Predicate followedBy P78 FINISHED
Object Michelson rotating mirror experiments
Michelson rotating mirror experiments were precision optical measurements conducted by Albert A. Michelson to determine the speed of light using rapidly spinning mirrors and long-distance light paths.
 E748499 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Michelson rotating mirror experiments | Statement: [Fizeau experiment, followedBy, Michelson rotating mirror experiments]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michelson rotating mirror experiments
Context triple: [Fizeau experiment, followedBy, Michelson rotating mirror experiments]
  • A. Fizeau experiment
    The Fizeau experiment was a pioneering 19th-century physics experiment that measured the speed of light using a rotating toothed wheel and helped establish light’s finite velocity.
  • B. Michelson–Morley experiment
    The Michelson–Morley experiment was a landmark 1887 physics experiment that attempted to detect the Earth's motion through the hypothesized luminiferous aether and whose null result helped pave the way for Einstein's theory of special relativity.
  • C. Ives–Stilwell experiment
    The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
  • D. Kennedy–Thorndike experiment
    The Kennedy–Thorndike experiment is a classic test of special relativity that examined the constancy of the speed of light using an interferometer with unequal arm lengths and varying laboratory velocity.
  • E. Michelson interferometer
    The Michelson interferometer is a precision optical instrument that splits and recombines light beams to measure extremely small differences in path length, widely used in fundamental physics experiments and metrology.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michelson rotating mirror experiments
Target entity description: Michelson rotating mirror experiments were precision optical measurements conducted by Albert A. Michelson to determine the speed of light using rapidly spinning mirrors and long-distance light paths.
  • A. Fizeau experiment
    The Fizeau experiment was a pioneering 19th-century physics experiment that measured the speed of light using a rotating toothed wheel and helped establish light’s finite velocity.
  • B. Michelson–Morley experiment
    The Michelson–Morley experiment was a landmark 1887 physics experiment that attempted to detect the Earth's motion through the hypothesized luminiferous aether and whose null result helped pave the way for Einstein's theory of special relativity.
  • C. Ives–Stilwell experiment
    The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
  • D. Kennedy–Thorndike experiment
    The Kennedy–Thorndike experiment is a classic test of special relativity that examined the constancy of the speed of light using an interferometer with unequal arm lengths and varying laboratory velocity.
  • E. Michelson interferometer
    The Michelson interferometer is a precision optical instrument that splits and recombines light beams to measure extremely small differences in path length, widely used in fundamental physics experiments and metrology.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Michelson rotating mirror experiments
Triple: [Fizeau experiment, followedBy, Michelson rotating mirror experiments]
Generated description
Michelson rotating mirror experiments were precision optical measurements conducted by Albert A. Michelson to determine the speed of light using rapidly spinning mirrors and long-distance light paths.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca834b903c8190add96cc651e1a477 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc475fb9dc8190bd0d6e5edd05ea79 ner completed
NED1 batch_69ceccaa77688190bbcf3fbd6af7c195 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cecf3a0e78819082cc7c43eceae309 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cece8c4bdc8190988990c675f50f86 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:27 p.m.