Triple
T14724357
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ahmadu Bello University |
E345897
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundingViceChancellor |
P115527
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Norman Alexander
Norman Alexander was a New Zealand-born physicist and academic administrator who became a pioneering university leader in several Commonwealth countries, notably in West Africa and Southeast Asia.
|
E1115363
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Norman Alexander | Statement: [Ahmadu Bello University, foundingViceChancellor, Norman Alexander]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Alexander Context triple: [Ahmadu Bello University, foundingViceChancellor, Norman Alexander]
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A.
Arthur Calwell
Arthur Calwell was an Australian Labor Party politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and is best known for his role as the country’s first Minister for Immigration after World War II.
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B.
Arthur Deakin
Arthur Deakin was a prominent British trade union leader who played a key role in shaping mid-20th-century labor relations in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Sir Arthur Fadden
Sir Arthur Fadden was an Australian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in 1941 and long-time leader of the Country Party.
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D.
H. V. Evatt
H. V. Evatt was an Australian politician, jurist, and diplomat who served as President of the United Nations General Assembly and as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
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E.
Sir John McEwen
Sir John McEwen was an Australian politician who briefly served as the country’s 18th Prime Minister following the disappearance of Harold Holt.
- 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: Norman Alexander Triple: [Ahmadu Bello University, foundingViceChancellor, Norman Alexander]
Generated description
Norman Alexander was a New Zealand-born physicist and academic administrator who became a pioneering university leader in several Commonwealth countries, notably in West Africa and Southeast Asia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Alexander Target entity description: Norman Alexander was a New Zealand-born physicist and academic administrator who became a pioneering university leader in several Commonwealth countries, notably in West Africa and Southeast Asia.
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A.
Arthur Calwell
Arthur Calwell was an Australian Labor Party politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and is best known for his role as the country’s first Minister for Immigration after World War II.
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B.
Arthur Deakin
Arthur Deakin was a prominent British trade union leader who played a key role in shaping mid-20th-century labor relations in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Sir Arthur Fadden
Sir Arthur Fadden was an Australian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in 1941 and long-time leader of the Country Party.
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D.
H. V. Evatt
H. V. Evatt was an Australian politician, jurist, and diplomat who served as President of the United Nations General Assembly and as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
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E.
Sir John McEwen
Sir John McEwen was an Australian politician who briefly served as the country’s 18th Prime Minister following the disappearance of Harold Holt.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundingViceChancellor Context triple: [Ahmadu Bello University, foundingViceChancellor, Norman Alexander]
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A.
hasViceChancellor
Indicates that one entity serves as the vice chancellor of another entity.
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B.
foundingChancellor
Indicates that a person served as the first (original) chancellor at the founding of an institution or organization.
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C.
servedAsViceChancellorUntil
Indicates that an individual held the position of vice chancellor up to a specified end date or time period.
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D.
principalAndViceChancellor
Indicates that one entity holds the role of principal while also serving as the vice chancellor of an institution in relation to another entity.
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E.
startTimeAsViceChancellor
Indicates the date and time at which an individual began serving in the role of Vice Chancellor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69d822e5911c8190ba589f957dbd9ba7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dec25e9a14819081fa06fc601f295d |
completed | April 14, 2026, 10:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdf09791e081908a1262717fd31445 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdf32c1ec48190b28fb67e00b87fcd |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdf3cfd7b48190b5d6177c5bf0e42e |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69de657e174481909da0437556334a04 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69de716d3aac8190aaa6dc1f099b86e8 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 4:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:29 a.m.