Triple

T21012071
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Vector Analysis (with Edwin Bidwell Wilson) E517573 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Edwin Bidwell Wilson
Edwin Bidwell Wilson was an American mathematician and physicist known for his work in vector analysis and for helping to formalize and popularize advanced mathematical methods in early 20th-century science.
E1462788 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: Edwin Bidwell Wilson | Statement: [Vector Analysis (with Edwin Bidwell Wilson), author, Edwin Bidwell Wilson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Bidwell Wilson
Context triple: [Vector Analysis (with Edwin Bidwell Wilson), author, Edwin Bidwell Wilson]
  • A. Frank J. Goodnow
    Frank J. Goodnow was an influential American political scientist and educator, often regarded as a founder of modern public administration in the United States.
  • B. Eliakim Hastings Moore
    Eliakim Hastings Moore was an influential American mathematician known for his foundational work in abstract algebra and for helping establish the Chicago school of mathematics.
  • C. Vernon Lyman Kellogg
    Vernon Lyman Kellogg was an American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, and science administrator known for his influential work on insect biology and his humanitarian efforts during World War I.
  • D. Edwin C. Wilson
    Edwin C. Wilson was an American diplomat who became the first U.S. ambassador to Australia, helping to establish and shape the modern diplomatic relationship between the two countries.
  • E. Dudley Wright Mendenhall
    Dudley Wright Mendenhall was a notable figure honored by the establishment of the Dudley Wright Mendenhall Medal, indicating his significant contributions in his field.
  • 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: Edwin Bidwell Wilson
Triple: [Vector Analysis (with Edwin Bidwell Wilson), author, Edwin Bidwell Wilson]
Generated description
Edwin Bidwell Wilson was an American mathematician and physicist known for his work in vector analysis and for helping to formalize and popularize advanced mathematical methods in early 20th-century science.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Bidwell Wilson
Target entity description: Edwin Bidwell Wilson was an American mathematician and physicist known for his work in vector analysis and for helping to formalize and popularize advanced mathematical methods in early 20th-century science.
  • A. Frank J. Goodnow
    Frank J. Goodnow was an influential American political scientist and educator, often regarded as a founder of modern public administration in the United States.
  • B. Eliakim Hastings Moore
    Eliakim Hastings Moore was an influential American mathematician known for his foundational work in abstract algebra and for helping establish the Chicago school of mathematics.
  • C. Vernon Lyman Kellogg
    Vernon Lyman Kellogg was an American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, and science administrator known for his influential work on insect biology and his humanitarian efforts during World War I.
  • D. Edwin C. Wilson
    Edwin C. Wilson was an American diplomat who became the first U.S. ambassador to Australia, helping to establish and shape the modern diplomatic relationship between the two countries.
  • E. Dudley Wright Mendenhall
    Dudley Wright Mendenhall was a notable figure honored by the establishment of the Dudley Wright Mendenhall Medal, indicating his significant contributions in his field.
  • 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_69e0b50192308190a284fcc89dd23a49 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6fc40f91c81908c9b6d99869de7aa completed April 21, 2026, 4:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a093b60b94081909bea5b8b0cf81447 completed May 17, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a093d500adc8190ba08e8a6c1674563 completed May 17, 2026, 4 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a093e445e748190a20721d0718c71bc completed May 17, 2026, 4:04 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:53 p.m.