Triple

T886669
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Leslie Lamport E19144 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System"
"Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System" is a seminal 1978 paper that introduced logical clocks and the happened-before relation, fundamentally shaping the theory and practice of distributed computing.
E105798 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: "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System" | Statement: [Leslie Lamport, notableWork, "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System"
Context triple: [Leslie Lamport, notableWork, "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System"]
  • A. IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing
    The IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing is a professional body within the IEEE Computer Society that focuses on advancing research, standards, and community activities in distributed computing systems and related technologies.
  • B. Paxos
    Paxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its clear turquoise waters, olive groves, and tranquil, less-touristed atmosphere.
  • C. The Computer as a Communication Device
    "The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
  • D. International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
    The International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems is a leading annual research conference focused on the theory, design, implementation, and applications of distributed computing and distributed systems.
  • E. ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform
    The ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform was the specialized packet-switching computer system that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET, handling data routing between host machines in the first large-scale packet-switched network.
  • 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: "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System"
Triple: [Leslie Lamport, notableWork, "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System"]
Generated description
"Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System" is a seminal 1978 paper that introduced logical clocks and the happened-before relation, fundamentally shaping the theory and practice of distributed computing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System"
Target entity description: "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System" is a seminal 1978 paper that introduced logical clocks and the happened-before relation, fundamentally shaping the theory and practice of distributed computing.
  • A. IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing
    The IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing is a professional body within the IEEE Computer Society that focuses on advancing research, standards, and community activities in distributed computing systems and related technologies.
  • B. Paxos
    Paxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its clear turquoise waters, olive groves, and tranquil, less-touristed atmosphere.
  • C. The Computer as a Communication Device
    "The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
  • D. International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
    The International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems is a leading annual research conference focused on the theory, design, implementation, and applications of distributed computing and distributed systems.
  • E. ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform
    The ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform was the specialized packet-switching computer system that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET, handling data routing between host machines in the first large-scale packet-switched network.
  • 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_69a4939c32488190a7ccd41cf0abb22b completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ace714ec81909b0b1deaeac66be5 completed March 1, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7c021732c8190a3b4020f8e3cb90e completed March 4, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7c0f4bd348190a5c258650a92958a completed March 4, 2026, 5:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7c206d5c481908f45fcf9b94eec14 completed March 4, 2026, 5:24 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.