Triple

T3107582
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of Northern Iowa E64869 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Iowa State Normal School
Iowa State Normal School was a 19th-century teacher-training institution in Cedar Falls, Iowa, that later evolved into the University of Northern Iowa.
 E329352 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: Iowa State Normal School | Statement: [University of Northern Iowa, formerName, Iowa State Normal School]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Iowa State Normal School
Context triple: [University of Northern Iowa, formerName, Iowa State Normal School]
  • A. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • B. Iowa State College
    Iowa State College, now known as Iowa State University, is a major public land-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa.
  • C. Lincoln Normal School of Marion
    Lincoln Normal School of Marion was a historically significant teacher-training institution for African Americans in Alabama that evolved into what is now Alabama State University.
  • D. National Normal University
    National Normal University was a teacher-training institution in Tennessee that played a role in the early education of future U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Cordell Hull.
  • E. Central College
    Central College is a private liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and study abroad opportunities, located in Pella, Iowa.
  • 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: Iowa State Normal School
Triple: [University of Northern Iowa, formerName, Iowa State Normal School]
Generated description
Iowa State Normal School was a 19th-century teacher-training institution in Cedar Falls, Iowa, that later evolved into the University of Northern Iowa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Iowa State Normal School
Target entity description: Iowa State Normal School was a 19th-century teacher-training institution in Cedar Falls, Iowa, that later evolved into the University of Northern Iowa.
  • A. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • B. Iowa State College
    Iowa State College, now known as Iowa State University, is a major public land-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa.
  • C. Lincoln Normal School of Marion
    Lincoln Normal School of Marion was a historically significant teacher-training institution for African Americans in Alabama that evolved into what is now Alabama State University.
  • D. National Normal University
    National Normal University was a teacher-training institution in Tennessee that played a role in the early education of future U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Cordell Hull.
  • E. Central College
    Central College is a private liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and study abroad opportunities, located in Pella, Iowa.
  • 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_69ad857eeaf48190b34ebfdaa7a264cf completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ada29d4aa8819093287bc71370fc05 completed March 8, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b20f5994088190abc4b56040922c16 completed March 12, 2026, 12:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b212fbb90c819098957f3e6b1b7203 completed March 12, 2026, 1:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2137fa3808190bc4c3a333ae250cd completed March 12, 2026, 1:14 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:04 p.m.