Triple
T102441
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | National Basketball Association |
E2067
|
entity |
| Predicate | mergedWith |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Basketball League (NBL)
The National Basketball League (NBL) was a pioneering professional basketball league in the United States that operated from the 1930s to 1940s and helped lay the foundation for what became the modern NBA.
|
E11015
|
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: National Basketball League (NBL) | Statement: [National Basketball Association, mergedWith, National Basketball League (NBL)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Basketball League (NBL) Context triple: [National Basketball Association, mergedWith, National Basketball League (NBL)]
-
A.
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
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B.
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
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C.
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches is a professional organization representing men’s college basketball coaches in the United States, focused on advocacy, education, and the promotion of the sport.
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D.
AIAW women’s basketball championship
The AIAW women’s basketball championship was the premier national collegiate tournament for women’s basketball in the United States before the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships in the early 1980s.
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E.
American Football League
The American Football League was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 and rivaled the NFL before the two leagues merged.
- 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: National Basketball League (NBL) Triple: [National Basketball Association, mergedWith, National Basketball League (NBL)]
Generated description
The National Basketball League (NBL) was a pioneering professional basketball league in the United States that operated from the 1930s to 1940s and helped lay the foundation for what became the modern NBA.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Basketball League (NBL) Target entity description: The National Basketball League (NBL) was a pioneering professional basketball league in the United States that operated from the 1930s to 1940s and helped lay the foundation for what became the modern NBA.
-
A.
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
-
B.
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
-
C.
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches is a professional organization representing men’s college basketball coaches in the United States, focused on advocacy, education, and the promotion of the sport.
-
D.
AIAW women’s basketball championship
The AIAW women’s basketball championship was the premier national collegiate tournament for women’s basketball in the United States before the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships in the early 1980s.
-
E.
American Football League
The American Football League was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 and rivaled the NFL before the two leagues merged.
- 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_69a24e0a5b7c81908d52da08c60dabc4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a256a9bd5881909f7d87fe65e79b4c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a275e644a48190aa2b8cb142b14394 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a276cddee08190aab0959702d44f67 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a277b7aee8819085cb05afc213eaff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.