Triple
T2316969
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Houston Cougars |
E51086
|
entity |
| Predicate | mascot |
P52
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shasta
Shasta is the live cougar mascot that represents the University of Houston Cougars athletic teams.
|
E276171
|
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: Shasta | Statement: [Houston Cougars, mascot, Shasta]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shasta Context triple: [Houston Cougars, mascot, Shasta]
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A.
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is a prominent, snow-capped stratovolcano in the Cascade Range renowned for its striking prominence, outdoor recreation, and spiritual significance.
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B.
Lassen Peak
Lassen Peak is a prominent active volcano in Northern California known for its 1914–1921 eruptions and status as one of the southernmost major peaks in the Cascade Range.
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C.
Mount Diablo
Mount Diablo is a prominent peak in the Diablo Range of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in California, known for its extensive panoramic views and significance as a surveying reference point.
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D.
Monte Sereno
Monte Sereno is a small, affluent residential city in California’s Silicon Valley, known for its wooded hillsides, low-density housing, and lack of commercial development.
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E.
Trinity Alps
The Trinity Alps are a rugged, glacier-carved mountain range in northern California known for their alpine lakes, granite peaks, and extensive wilderness recreation opportunities.
- 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: Shasta Triple: [Houston Cougars, mascot, Shasta]
Generated description
Shasta is the live cougar mascot that represents the University of Houston Cougars athletic teams.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shasta Target entity description: Shasta is the live cougar mascot that represents the University of Houston Cougars athletic teams.
-
A.
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is a prominent, snow-capped stratovolcano in the Cascade Range renowned for its striking prominence, outdoor recreation, and spiritual significance.
-
B.
Lassen Peak
Lassen Peak is a prominent active volcano in Northern California known for its 1914–1921 eruptions and status as one of the southernmost major peaks in the Cascade Range.
-
C.
Mount Diablo
Mount Diablo is a prominent peak in the Diablo Range of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in California, known for its extensive panoramic views and significance as a surveying reference point.
-
D.
Monte Sereno
Monte Sereno is a small, affluent residential city in California’s Silicon Valley, known for its wooded hillsides, low-density housing, and lack of commercial development.
-
E.
Trinity Alps
The Trinity Alps are a rugged, glacier-carved mountain range in northern California known for their alpine lakes, granite peaks, and extensive wilderness recreation opportunities.
- 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_69a88b074b908190ae983dbca7757d88 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc62df2048190ac7a5ebc0a4139b2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af5cc87e3c8190832d6812a4282ed7 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af5d362614819095ea9d74851d0b72 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af5d9f5f608190b6e4c216a0c08bfd |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.