Triple
T1282749
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Virginia Squires |
E27363
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Washington Caps
Washington Caps was a short-lived American Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C., that played only the 1969–70 season before relocating and becoming the Virginia Squires.
|
E148535
|
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: Washington Caps | Statement: [Virginia Squires, predecessor, Washington Caps]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Caps Context triple: [Virginia Squires, predecessor, Washington Caps]
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A.
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team in the NHL known for their 2018 Stanley Cup championship and star players like Alex Ovechkin.
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B.
Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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C.
Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., that played in the early years of what would become the NBA.
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D.
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team in the NBA known for representing the U.S. capital city.
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E.
D.C. United
D.C. United is a Major League Soccer club based in Washington, D.C., known as one of the league’s early powerhouses with multiple MLS Cup titles.
- 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: Washington Caps Triple: [Virginia Squires, predecessor, Washington Caps]
Generated description
Washington Caps was a short-lived American Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C., that played only the 1969–70 season before relocating and becoming the Virginia Squires.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Caps Target entity description: Washington Caps was a short-lived American Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C., that played only the 1969–70 season before relocating and becoming the Virginia Squires.
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A.
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team in the NHL known for their 2018 Stanley Cup championship and star players like Alex Ovechkin.
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B.
Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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C.
Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., that played in the early years of what would become the NBA.
-
D.
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team in the NBA known for representing the U.S. capital city.
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E.
D.C. United
D.C. United is a Major League Soccer club based in Washington, D.C., known as one of the league’s early powerhouses with multiple MLS Cup titles.
- 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_69a496d3710c8190955dee8bc0dacb50 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c0b47be08190828a1c0a11d94ce8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acb2fd091081908f4a60d7ce300c90 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acb364f2d88190b20ad87001349562 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acb3ce7720819095558536e0a978b8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:25 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.