Triple

T22956713
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mount John University Observatory E570778 entity
Predicate affiliatedWith P254 FINISHED
Object University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department in New Zealand known for its research and teaching in physics and astronomy, including operating major observational facilities such as the Mount John University Observatory.
E1563594 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: University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy | Statement: [Mount John University Observatory, affiliatedWith, University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy
Context triple: [Mount John University Observatory, affiliatedWith, University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy]
  • A. University of Sussex Department of Physics and Astronomy
    The University of Sussex Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department known for research and teaching in areas such as particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics within the University of Sussex.
  • B. School of Physics and Astronomy
    The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Southampton specializing in research and education in physics and astrophysical sciences.
  • C. School of Physics and Astronomy
    The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of St Andrews specializing in research and teaching across physics and astrophysics.
  • D. School of Physics and Astronomy
    The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Nottingham specializing in research and teaching across fundamental and applied physics and astrophysics.
  • E. School of Physics and Astronomy
    The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at Monash University dedicated to research and teaching in physics, astrophysics, and related disciplines.
  • 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: University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy
Triple: [Mount John University Observatory, affiliatedWith, University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy]
Generated description
The University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department in New Zealand known for its research and teaching in physics and astronomy, including operating major observational facilities such as the Mount John University Observatory.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy
Target entity description: The University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department in New Zealand known for its research and teaching in physics and astronomy, including operating major observational facilities such as the Mount John University Observatory.
  • A. University of Sussex Department of Physics and Astronomy
    The University of Sussex Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department known for research and teaching in areas such as particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics within the University of Sussex.
  • B. School of Physics and Astronomy
    The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Southampton specializing in research and education in physics and astrophysical sciences.
  • C. School of Physics and Astronomy
    The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of St Andrews specializing in research and teaching across physics and astrophysics.
  • D. School of Physics and Astronomy
    The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Nottingham specializing in research and teaching across fundamental and applied physics and astrophysics.
  • E. School of Physics and Astronomy
    The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at Monash University dedicated to research and teaching in physics, astrophysics, and related disciplines.
  • 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_69e245b212a88190b5259caf51606084 completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f181f15ebc8190bf477539f7c23985 completed April 29, 2026, 3:58 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0bca1bbba0819097115ef1d032d3f6 completed May 19, 2026, 2:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0bcaebed688190b2ea74c588922d98 completed May 19, 2026, 2:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0bcbec354081909dbeeb389e86d38c completed May 19, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:47 p.m.