Triple

T21671617

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	E. T. Whittaker	`E534858`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis is a classic and influential mathematical text that systematically develops complex analysis and special functions, widely used for advanced study and reference.	`E1495920`	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: E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis | Statement: [E. T. Whittaker, notableWork, E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis
Context triple: [E. T. Whittaker, notableWork, E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis]

A. A Course of Pure Mathematics
A Course of Pure Mathematics is a classic early 20th-century textbook that rigorously introduces the foundations of mathematical analysis and helped shape modern university-level mathematics education.
B. E. T. Whittaker
E. T. Whittaker was a British mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in mathematical analysis, special functions, and the history of science.
C. E. C. Titchmarsh
E. C. Titchmarsh was a prominent 20th-century British mathematician known for his influential work in analytic number theory and the theory of the Riemann zeta function.
D. Lectures on Fourier Integrals
Lectures on Fourier Integrals is a classic mathematical monograph by Salomon Bochner that systematically develops the theory and applications of Fourier integrals and transforms.
E. E. C. Titchmarsh, The Theory of the Riemann Zeta-Function
"E. C. Titchmarsh, The Theory of the Riemann Zeta-Function" is a classic monograph in analytic number theory that provides a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the Riemann zeta function and related topics.
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: E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis
Triple: [E. T. Whittaker, notableWork, E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis]

Generated description

*E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis* is a classic and influential mathematical text that systematically develops complex analysis and special functions, widely used for advanced study and reference.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis
Target entity description: *E. T. Whittaker and G. N. Watson, A Course of Modern Analysis* is a classic and influential mathematical text that systematically develops complex analysis and special functions, widely used for advanced study and reference.

A. A Course of Pure Mathematics
A Course of Pure Mathematics is a classic early 20th-century textbook that rigorously introduces the foundations of mathematical analysis and helped shape modern university-level mathematics education.
B. E. T. Whittaker
E. T. Whittaker was a British mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in mathematical analysis, special functions, and the history of science.
C. E. C. Titchmarsh
E. C. Titchmarsh was a prominent 20th-century British mathematician known for his influential work in analytic number theory and the theory of the Riemann zeta function.
D. Lectures on Fourier Integrals
Lectures on Fourier Integrals is a classic mathematical monograph by Salomon Bochner that systematically develops the theory and applications of Fourier integrals and transforms.
E. E. C. Titchmarsh, The Theory of the Riemann Zeta-Function
"E. C. Titchmarsh, The Theory of the Riemann Zeta-Function" is a classic monograph in analytic number theory that provides a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the Riemann zeta function and related topics.
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_69e0c46898008190aa618a4af55bd1ee`	completed	April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69ef8a0badd08190ad2ec2b8e46be379`	completed	April 27, 2026, 4:08 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0a15a7a19c8190a38ef90422f7feeb`	completed	May 17, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0a16ac5ee881909ede61c149be61fa`	completed	May 17, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a0a17d9a48881908d9858e40d41674c`	completed	May 17, 2026, 7:32 p.m.

Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:37 p.m.