Triple
T1770
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Manchester |
E33
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
UMIST
UMIST (the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) was a former UK university renowned for its focus on science, engineering, and technology before merging into the current University of Manchester.
|
E33
|
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: UMIST | Statement: [University of Manchester, formedByMergerOf, UMIST]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UMIST Context triple: [University of Manchester, formedByMergerOf, UMIST]
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A.
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a major public research university in Manchester, England, renowned for its contributions to science, engineering, and innovation.
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B.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its pioneering work in science, engineering, and technology.
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C.
Association of Independent Technological Universities
The Association of Independent Technological Universities is a consortium of leading private, research-intensive science and engineering universities in the United States that collaborate on advancing technological education and innovation.
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D.
Osaka Imperial University
Osaka Imperial University was a major pre-World War II Japanese national university and research institution, particularly noted for its contributions to science and engineering.
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E.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
- 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: UMIST Triple: [University of Manchester, formedByMergerOf, UMIST]
Generated description
UMIST (the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) was a former UK university renowned for its focus on science, engineering, and technology before merging into the current University of Manchester.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UMIST Target entity description: UMIST (the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) was a former UK university renowned for its focus on science, engineering, and technology before merging into the current University of Manchester.
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A.
University of Manchester
chosen
The University of Manchester is a major public research university in Manchester, England, renowned for its contributions to science, engineering, and innovation.
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B.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its pioneering work in science, engineering, and technology.
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C.
Association of Independent Technological Universities
The Association of Independent Technological Universities is a consortium of leading private, research-intensive science and engineering universities in the United States that collaborate on advancing technological education and innovation.
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D.
Osaka Imperial University
Osaka Imperial University was a major pre-World War II Japanese national university and research institution, particularly noted for its contributions to science and engineering.
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E.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
- 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_69a22a285828819081a58308fb963df1 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a232e673a881909276dbf9c37bbff6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a238e23e0881909815d2dad067d7a1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a23ab3a1f481908407d4648bbf3f86 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a23b736e388190956fa92a68d25866 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:36 p.m.