Triple

T8831388
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Matter of Time E210150 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object Between the Torus and the Sphere I
Between the Torus and the Sphere I is a large-scale sculptural work by Richard Serra, characterized by its monumental curved steel forms that invite viewers to walk through and experience shifting spatial perceptions.
E562659 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: Between the Torus and the Sphere I | Statement: [The Matter of Time, hasPart, Between the Torus and the Sphere I]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Between the Torus and the Sphere I
Context triple: [The Matter of Time, hasPart, Between the Torus and the Sphere I]
  • A. Princeton Large Torus
    The Princeton Large Torus was a major experimental tokamak device used to study controlled nuclear fusion and plasma confinement at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
  • B. Conway sphere
    The Conway sphere is a mathematical construct in knot theory used to decompose knots and links into simpler tangles, named after mathematician John Horton Conway.
  • C. SPHERE
    SPHERE is a high-contrast imaging instrument on the Very Large Telescope designed primarily for directly observing and characterizing exoplanets and circumstellar disks.
  • D. Smale’s paradox
    Smale’s paradox is a result in differential topology showing that a sphere can be turned inside out in three-dimensional space through smooth deformations without tearing or creasing, challenging intuitive notions of geometry.
  • E. Torqued Ellipses
    Torqued Ellipses is a series of monumental, curving steel sculptures by Richard Serra that immerse viewers in disorienting, spiraling spatial experiences.
  • 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: Between the Torus and the Sphere I
Triple: [The Matter of Time, hasPart, Between the Torus and the Sphere I]
Generated description
Between the Torus and the Sphere I is a large-scale sculptural work by Richard Serra, characterized by its monumental curved steel forms that invite viewers to walk through and experience shifting spatial perceptions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Between the Torus and the Sphere I
Target entity description: Between the Torus and the Sphere I is a large-scale sculptural work by Richard Serra, characterized by its monumental curved steel forms that invite viewers to walk through and experience shifting spatial perceptions.
  • A. Princeton Large Torus
    The Princeton Large Torus was a major experimental tokamak device used to study controlled nuclear fusion and plasma confinement at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
  • B. Conway sphere
    The Conway sphere is a mathematical construct in knot theory used to decompose knots and links into simpler tangles, named after mathematician John Horton Conway.
  • C. SPHERE
    SPHERE is a high-contrast imaging instrument on the Very Large Telescope designed primarily for directly observing and characterizing exoplanets and circumstellar disks.
  • D. Smale’s paradox
    Smale’s paradox is a result in differential topology showing that a sphere can be turned inside out in three-dimensional space through smooth deformations without tearing or creasing, challenging intuitive notions of geometry.
  • E. Torqued Ellipses chosen
    Torqued Ellipses is a series of monumental, curving steel sculptures by Richard Serra that immerse viewers in disorienting, spiraling spatial experiences.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca8365b28081909e48e45e95dfc405 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc604ed2b88190b4f53b34b5a438f7 completed April 1, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf896cf5a8819098a76288bd505c1e completed April 3, 2026, 9:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf8adfe8a08190a959f650207a2ca8 completed April 3, 2026, 9:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf8bc521dc81908918b48a25f290bb completed April 3, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:47 p.m.