Triple

T3135

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	William Barton Rogers	`E58`	entity
Predicate	influencedBy	`P9`	FINISHED
Object	European polytechnic institutes European polytechnic institutes are higher education institutions that emphasize applied science and engineering education, combining rigorous theoretical instruction with practical, laboratory-based training.	`E774`	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: European polytechnic institutes | Statement: [William Barton Rogers, influencedBy, European polytechnic institutes]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: European polytechnic institutes
Context triple: [William Barton Rogers, influencedBy, European polytechnic institutes]

A. Association of Independent Technological Universities
The Association of Independent Technological Universities is a consortium of leading private, research-intensive science and engineering universities in the United States that collaborate on advancing technological education and innovation.
B. Universities UK
Universities UK is the collective voice and representative body for universities in the United Kingdom, working to influence policy and support the higher education sector.
C. Imperial Universities of Japan
The Imperial Universities of Japan were a group of elite national universities established before and during World War II that formed the core of Japan’s higher education and research system.
D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its pioneering work in science, engineering, and technology.
E. University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen is a renowned German research university, historically significant in physics and mathematics and once a leading center for theoretical science in Europe.
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: European polytechnic institutes
Triple: [William Barton Rogers, influencedBy, European polytechnic institutes]

Generated description

European polytechnic institutes are higher education institutions that emphasize applied science and engineering education, combining rigorous theoretical instruction with practical, laboratory-based training.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: European polytechnic institutes
Target entity description: European polytechnic institutes are higher education institutions that emphasize applied science and engineering education, combining rigorous theoretical instruction with practical, laboratory-based training.

A. Association of Independent Technological Universities
The Association of Independent Technological Universities is a consortium of leading private, research-intensive science and engineering universities in the United States that collaborate on advancing technological education and innovation.
B. Universities UK
Universities UK is the collective voice and representative body for universities in the United Kingdom, working to influence policy and support the higher education sector.
C. Imperial Universities of Japan
The Imperial Universities of Japan were a group of elite national universities established before and during World War II that formed the core of Japan’s higher education and research system.
D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its pioneering work in science, engineering, and technology.
E. University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen is a renowned German research university, historically significant in physics and mathematics and once a leading center for theoretical science in Europe.
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_69a238d6b47881909e68288aed2fd858`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a2399c646c8190b4977ed56b8835a8`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 12:41 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69a243c57fe481909b6c1b8f41757f96`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69a2463a71188190a7252fae85f68711`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69a246e74bfc8190ba3ea9818a55cc28`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m.

Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.