Triple
T1728672
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Minnesota Timberwolves |
E37557
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerDivision |
P1168
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Midwest Division
The Midwest Division was a former National Basketball Association (NBA) division that grouped several teams from the central United States before league realignment in 2004.
|
E197923
|
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: Midwest Division | Statement: [Minnesota Timberwolves, formerDivision, Midwest Division]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midwest Division Context triple: [Minnesota Timberwolves, formerDivision, Midwest Division]
-
A.
Central Division
The Central Division is one of the regional groupings of teams within the Eastern Conference of major North American professional sports leagues, such as the NBA and NHL.
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B.
Central Division
The Central Division is a group of teams in the National Hockey League’s Western Conference that includes the Chicago Blackhawks.
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C.
Northwest Division
The Northwest Division is a grouping of NBA teams based primarily in the northwestern region of the United States, including franchises such as the Portland Trail Blazers.
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D.
Southwest Division
The Southwest Division is a grouping of NBA teams located in the south-central United States that competes within the league’s Western Conference.
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E.
Southeast Division
The Southeast Division was a former National Hockey League division that primarily featured teams from the southeastern United States, including the Washington Capitals.
- 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: Midwest Division Triple: [Minnesota Timberwolves, formerDivision, Midwest Division]
Generated description
The Midwest Division was a former National Basketball Association (NBA) division that grouped several teams from the central United States before league realignment in 2004.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midwest Division Target entity description: The Midwest Division was a former National Basketball Association (NBA) division that grouped several teams from the central United States before league realignment in 2004.
-
A.
Central Division
The Central Division is one of the regional groupings of teams within the Eastern Conference of major North American professional sports leagues, such as the NBA and NHL.
-
B.
Central Division
The Central Division is a group of teams in the National Hockey League’s Western Conference that includes the Chicago Blackhawks.
-
C.
Northwest Division
The Northwest Division is a grouping of NBA teams based primarily in the northwestern region of the United States, including franchises such as the Portland Trail Blazers.
-
D.
Southwest Division
The Southwest Division is a grouping of NBA teams located in the south-central United States that competes within the league’s Western Conference.
-
E.
Southeast Division
The Southeast Division was a former National Hockey League division that primarily featured teams from the southeastern United States, including the Washington Capitals.
- 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_69a8861acab88190bb43cde203429399 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa637da7048190a06f2eec6cb87f70 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ada980ec888190b78726012e50c905 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adaab3b5008190ba5a07636fe3f2eb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adaea486d0819097357d881b70d114 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.