Triple

T8831389
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 II
"Between the Torus and the Sphere II" is a large-scale sculptural work by Richard Serra, characterized by its monumental curved steel forms that invite viewers to physically navigate 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 II | Statement: [The Matter of Time, hasPart, Between the Torus and the Sphere II]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Between the Torus and the Sphere II
Context triple: [The Matter of Time, hasPart, Between the Torus and the Sphere II]
  • 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. Torqued Ellipses
    Torqued Ellipses is a series of monumental, curving steel sculptures by Richard Serra that immerse viewers in disorienting, spiraling spatial experiences.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. SPHERE
    SPHERE is a high-contrast imaging instrument on the Very Large Telescope designed primarily for directly observing and characterizing exoplanets and circumstellar disks.
  • 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 II
Triple: [The Matter of Time, hasPart, Between the Torus and the Sphere II]
Generated description
"Between the Torus and the Sphere II" is a large-scale sculptural work by Richard Serra, characterized by its monumental curved steel forms that invite viewers to physically navigate and experience shifting spatial perceptions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Between the Torus and the Sphere II
Target entity description: "Between the Torus and the Sphere II" is a large-scale sculptural work by Richard Serra, characterized by its monumental curved steel forms that invite viewers to physically navigate 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. Torqued Ellipses chosen
    Torqued Ellipses is a series of monumental, curving steel sculptures by Richard Serra that immerse viewers in disorienting, spiraling spatial experiences.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. SPHERE
    SPHERE is a high-contrast imaging instrument on the Very Large Telescope designed primarily for directly observing and characterizing exoplanets and circumstellar disks.
  • 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_69cfa069d7488190ade4caa15fa83cd9 completed April 3, 2026, 11:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfa1714b4081909035c9b15c82c1be completed April 3, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfa24be80481909e2b575f99cd1dc4 completed April 3, 2026, 11:19 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:47 p.m.