Triple

T17495447
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norfolk State Spartans football E426045 entity
Predicate teamNickname P5076 FINISHED
Object Spartans
Spartans is the nickname for the athletic teams of Norfolk State University, most notably its NCAA Division I football program.
 E1274184 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: Spartans | Statement: [Norfolk State Spartans football, teamNickname, Spartans]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spartans
Context triple: [Norfolk State Spartans football, teamNickname, Spartans]
  • A. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname of the men's basketball team representing Manchester University in intercollegiate competition.
  • B. Spartans
    Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
  • C. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing San Jose State University in collegiate sports.
  • D. Spartans
    Spartans were the inhabitants of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, renowned for their militaristic society, rigorous training, and pivotal role in classical Greek warfare and politics.
  • E. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in NCAA intercollegiate sports.
  • 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: Spartans
Triple: [Norfolk State Spartans football, teamNickname, Spartans]
Generated description
Spartans is the nickname for the athletic teams of Norfolk State University, most notably its NCAA Division I football program.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spartans
Target entity description: Spartans is the nickname for the athletic teams of Norfolk State University, most notably its NCAA Division I football program.
  • A. Spartans chosen
    Spartans are the athletic teams of Norfolk State University, best known for representing the school in NCAA Division I sports, including football.
  • B. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing San Jose State University in collegiate sports.
  • C. Spartans
    Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, most prominently known for their NCAA Division I football program and distinctive green and white identity.
  • D. Spartans
    Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
  • E. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in NCAA intercollegiate sports.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d889dccf7481909264a1844a2e9100 completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4520dd9508190872a71d3722228e2 completed April 19, 2026, 3:54 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01d28061e48190bf339dd2c76be764 completed May 11, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01d8a5777c8190ac9a211defcdf355 completed May 11, 2026, 1:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a01d907f9d08190b41a7403c6840e60 completed May 11, 2026, 1:26 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m.