James Madison University
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James Madison University is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, known for its strong undergraduate programs and vibrant campus life.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1870354 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Madison University Context triple: [Yankee Conference, memberInstitution, James Madison University]
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Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a public research university known for its diverse academic programs and coastal campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Shenandoah University
Shenandoah University is a private liberal arts university based in Winchester, Virginia, known for its programs in the arts, health professions, and business, and for serving the broader Northern Virginia region.
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
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Marshall University
Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, known for its strong academic programs and prominent place in American sports and cultural history.
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West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public land-grant research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, known for its comprehensive academic programs and prominent role in the state's higher education system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Madison University Target entity description: James Madison University is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, known for its strong undergraduate programs and vibrant campus life.
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Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a public research university known for its diverse academic programs and coastal campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Shenandoah University
Shenandoah University is a private liberal arts university based in Winchester, Virginia, known for its programs in the arts, health professions, and business, and for serving the broader Northern Virginia region.
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
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Marshall University
Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, known for its strong academic programs and prominent place in American sports and cultural history.
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West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public land-grant research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, known for its comprehensive academic programs and prominent role in the state's higher education system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: James Madison University Description of subject: James Madison University is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, known for its strong undergraduate programs and vibrant campus life.
Referenced by (96)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: James Madison University
subject linked to:
SBC
Town of Bridgewater, Virginia
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hasNearbyHigherEducationInstitution
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James Madison University (in nearby Harrisonburg)
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linked to: James Madison University
linked to: James Madison University
linked to: James Madison University
linked to: James Madison University
linked to: James Madison University
James Madison Dukes men’s basketball
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represents
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James Madison University in intercollegiate men’s basketball
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linked to: James Madison University
linked to: James Madison University
State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg
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laterKnownAs
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James Madison University
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State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg
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hasSuccessor
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James Madison University
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State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg
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evolvedInto
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James Madison University, a comprehensive public university
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linked to: James Madison University
subject linked to:
College of Business
subject linked to:
College of Business
linked to: James Madison University