Triple

T1937331
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Maryland Terrapins men's basketball E41471 entity
Predicate mascot P52 FINISHED
Object Testudo
Testudo is the diamondback terrapin mascot of the University of Maryland, symbolizing the school's athletic teams and campus spirit.
E216101 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: Testudo | Statement: [Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, mascot, Testudo]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Testudo
Context triple: [Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, mascot, Testudo]
  • A. Testudo graeca
    Testudo graeca, commonly known as the Greek tortoise, is a small to medium-sized terrestrial tortoise native to parts of southern Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia, often kept as a pet and recognized for its domed shell and herbivorous diet.
  • B. Psammobates
    Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
  • C. Manouria tortoises
    Manouria tortoises are large, primitive Asian tortoises in the genus Manouria, known for their rugged shells and association with humid forest habitats.
  • D. Chelonoidis
    Chelonoidis is a genus of tortoises that includes several South American and Galápagos species, known for their large size and long lifespans.
  • E. Mona ground iguana
    The Mona ground iguana is a large, critically endangered rock iguana species native only to Mona Island in the Caribbean, known for its rugged habitat and conservation importance.
  • 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: Testudo
Triple: [Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, mascot, Testudo]
Generated description
Testudo is the diamondback terrapin mascot of the University of Maryland, symbolizing the school's athletic teams and campus spirit.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Testudo
Target entity description: Testudo is the diamondback terrapin mascot of the University of Maryland, symbolizing the school's athletic teams and campus spirit.
  • A. Testudo graeca
    Testudo graeca, commonly known as the Greek tortoise, is a small to medium-sized terrestrial tortoise native to parts of southern Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia, often kept as a pet and recognized for its domed shell and herbivorous diet.
  • B. Psammobates
    Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
  • C. Manouria tortoises
    Manouria tortoises are large, primitive Asian tortoises in the genus Manouria, known for their rugged shells and association with humid forest habitats.
  • D. Chelonoidis
    Chelonoidis is a genus of tortoises that includes several South American and Galápagos species, known for their large size and long lifespans.
  • E. Mona ground iguana
    The Mona ground iguana is a large, critically endangered rock iguana species native only to Mona Island in the Caribbean, known for its rugged habitat and conservation importance.
  • 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_69a88649b24c819080047f26b6db2ded completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb2c752fc81909baf38ff1cdeb18c completed March 7, 2026, 5:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adf3f6285c8190925af156f49cf9a2 completed March 8, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adf4aea46481908b5da7c4251dd867 completed March 8, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adf52b63c481908fcb9db4c40875b4 completed March 8, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.