Triple

T18264772
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Niles Eldredge E437454 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Pattern of Evolution
The Pattern of Evolution is a book by paleontologist Niles Eldredge that explores macroevolutionary patterns and the dynamics of evolutionary change over geological time.
E1315895 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: The Pattern of Evolution | Statement: [Niles Eldredge, notableWork, The Pattern of Evolution]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Pattern of Evolution
Context triple: [Niles Eldredge, notableWork, The Pattern of Evolution]
  • A. The Evolutionary Void
    The Evolutionary Void is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton that concludes his Void Trilogy with an expansive blend of space opera, cosmic mystery, and far-future adventure.
  • B. What Evolution Is
    What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
  • C. The End of Evolution
    The End of Evolution is a science book by paleontologist Peter Ward that explores mass extinctions, human impact on biodiversity, and the possible future trajectory of life on Earth.
  • D. The Causes of Evolution
    The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
  • E. The Meaning of Evolution
    The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
  • 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: The Pattern of Evolution
Triple: [Niles Eldredge, notableWork, The Pattern of Evolution]
Generated description
The Pattern of Evolution is a book by paleontologist Niles Eldredge that explores macroevolutionary patterns and the dynamics of evolutionary change over geological time.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Pattern of Evolution
Target entity description: The Pattern of Evolution is a book by paleontologist Niles Eldredge that explores macroevolutionary patterns and the dynamics of evolutionary change over geological time.
  • A. The Evolutionary Void
    The Evolutionary Void is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton that concludes his Void Trilogy with an expansive blend of space opera, cosmic mystery, and far-future adventure.
  • B. What Evolution Is
    What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
  • C. The End of Evolution
    The End of Evolution is a science book by paleontologist Peter Ward that explores mass extinctions, human impact on biodiversity, and the possible future trajectory of life on Earth.
  • D. The Causes of Evolution
    The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
  • E. The Meaning of Evolution
    The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
  • 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_69d8b913351c8190932b6a426de04b41 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4ff79851481909a4bbeb14fb00647 completed April 19, 2026, 4:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03b3f6c1b081908fdd0ccb6f1bf633 completed May 12, 2026, 11:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03b4f0cd188190a9577a3999a5b473 completed May 12, 2026, 11:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03b5c09f4881909fb0ead5fc48895c completed May 12, 2026, 11:20 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:34 a.m.