Triple

T16359453
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward Victor Appleton E397271 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in physics and related natural sciences at the University of Cambridge.
E1208874 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: Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge | Statement: [Edward Victor Appleton, positionHeld, Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
Context triple: [Edward Victor Appleton, positionHeld, Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge]
  • A. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
    The Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy and related physical sciences, historically held by leading figures in astrophysical research and teaching at the university.
  • B. Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
    The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
  • C. Tait Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh
    The Tait Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh is a prestigious academic chair in theoretical and mathematical physics at the University of Edinburgh.
  • D. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
    A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
  • E. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
    The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
  • 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: Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
Triple: [Edward Victor Appleton, positionHeld, Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge]
Generated description
The Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in physics and related natural sciences at the University of Cambridge.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
Target entity description: The Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in physics and related natural sciences at the University of Cambridge.
  • A. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
    The Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy and related physical sciences, historically held by leading figures in astrophysical research and teaching at the university.
  • B. Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
    The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
  • C. Tait Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh
    The Tait Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh is a prestigious academic chair in theoretical and mathematical physics at the University of Edinburgh.
  • D. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
    A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
  • E. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
    The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
  • 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_69d87f2778dc8190aa95c7572db127e6 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e2fad241848190a9f32c7b050f20a5 completed April 18, 2026, 3:30 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a002dbce2508190b655de87f48e841e completed May 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a002f8278e48190a1eb1e11616f6cc5 completed May 10, 2026, 7:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a002fe676688190b53cb938d7de78c0 completed May 10, 2026, 7:12 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.