Triple

T18088930
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Trine University E432914 entity
Predicate foundedAs P364 FINISHED
Object Tri-State Normal College
Tri-State Normal College was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Trine University in Indiana.
 E1305129 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: Tri-State Normal College | Statement: [Trine University, foundedAs, Tri-State Normal College]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tri-State Normal College
Context triple: [Trine University, foundedAs, Tri-State Normal College]
  • A. Illinois State Normal University
    Illinois State Normal University was the original name of Illinois State University, a public institution in Normal, Illinois, that began as a teachers' college.
  • B. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • C. Ohio Normal University
    Ohio Normal University was the original name of Ohio Northern University, a private university in Ada, Ohio known for its professional programs in fields such as pharmacy, engineering, and law.
  • D. St. Francis Normal School
    St. Francis Normal School was an early teacher-training institution that evolved into what is now the University of St. Francis in Illinois.
  • E. National Normal College
    National Normal College was an early teacher-training institution in China that later evolved into what is now Hunan Normal University.
  • 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: Tri-State Normal College
Triple: [Trine University, foundedAs, Tri-State Normal College]
Generated description
Tri-State Normal College was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Trine University in Indiana.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tri-State Normal College
Target entity description: Tri-State Normal College was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Trine University in Indiana.
  • A. Illinois State Normal University
    Illinois State Normal University was the original name of Illinois State University, a public institution in Normal, Illinois, that began as a teachers' college.
  • B. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • C. Ohio Normal University
    Ohio Normal University was the original name of Ohio Northern University, a private university in Ada, Ohio known for its professional programs in fields such as pharmacy, engineering, and law.
  • D. St. Francis Normal School
    St. Francis Normal School was an early teacher-training institution that evolved into what is now the University of St. Francis in Illinois.
  • E. National Normal College
    National Normal College was an early teacher-training institution in China that later evolved into what is now Hunan Normal University.
  • 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_69d8b907d05c819083cc3bd6021089e6 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4dd16e2148190a63cc981898e8ade completed April 19, 2026, 1:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a035d9965e481909e02e97620c8be4e completed May 12, 2026, 5:04 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0364cc67708190a335c1d48e001c57 completed May 12, 2026, 5:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03652bf2708190b8e044b0ce01fff5 completed May 12, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:27 a.m.