Triple
T6389518
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ian Stewart |
E143784
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores the history, impact, and ideas behind seventeen landmark mathematical equations that have shaped modern civilization.
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E589565
|
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: In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World | Statement: [Ian Stewart, notableWork, In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World Context triple: [Ian Stewart, notableWork, In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World]
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A.
The Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity is a philosophical and scientific book by physicist David Deutsch that explores the nature of knowledge, progress, and the potential for unbounded human improvement through better explanations.
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B.
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is a popular biography of Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, portraying his eccentric life, prolific collaborations, and profound impact on 20th-century mathematics.
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C.
The Measure of Reality
The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
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D.
The Magic of Reality
The Magic of Reality is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that explains natural phenomena and scientific concepts in an accessible way, often contrasting them with traditional myths and supernatural explanations.
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E.
Feynman’s Lost Lecture
Feynman’s Lost Lecture is a published reconstruction of a 1964 Richard Feynman physics lecture on planetary orbits, edited and contextualized by David and Judith Goodstein.
- 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: In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World Triple: [Ian Stewart, notableWork, In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World]
Generated description
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores the history, impact, and ideas behind seventeen landmark mathematical equations that have shaped modern civilization.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World Target entity description: In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores the history, impact, and ideas behind seventeen landmark mathematical equations that have shaped modern civilization.
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A.
The Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity is a philosophical and scientific book by physicist David Deutsch that explores the nature of knowledge, progress, and the potential for unbounded human improvement through better explanations.
-
B.
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is a popular biography of Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, portraying his eccentric life, prolific collaborations, and profound impact on 20th-century mathematics.
-
C.
The Measure of Reality
The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
-
D.
The Magic of Reality
The Magic of Reality is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that explains natural phenomena and scientific concepts in an accessible way, often contrasting them with traditional myths and supernatural explanations.
-
E.
Feynman’s Lost Lecture
Feynman’s Lost Lecture is a published reconstruction of a 1964 Richard Feynman physics lecture on planetary orbits, edited and contextualized by David and Judith Goodstein.
- 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_69c008db906c819096f3597d55d95432 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0686cc6d481909c62a29a84a4ce8e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c638868d4481908611530d0bc8e286 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c639320a608190bc1123fe00ac1f9a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c639f9916c8190a1a9f0284198aebd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:34 p.m.