Triple
T352584
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Duke University |
E7474
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Union Institute
Union Institute was the original name of the educational institution that later evolved into Duke University in North Carolina.
|
E45023
|
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: Union Institute | Statement: [Duke University, formerName, Union Institute]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Institute Context triple: [Duke University, formerName, Union Institute]
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A.
Marymount University
Marymount University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Crozer Theological Seminary
Crozer Theological Seminary was a Baptist theological school in Pennsylvania known for training clergy and civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr.
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C.
Iona University
Iona University is a private Catholic university located in New Rochelle, New York, known for its liberal arts, business, and professional programs.
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D.
Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois.
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E.
National University Corporation
The National University Corporation is a legal framework in Japan under which major public universities, such as the University of Tokyo, are granted corporate status with administrative and financial autonomy while remaining state-supported institutions.
- 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: Union Institute Triple: [Duke University, formerName, Union Institute]
Generated description
Union Institute was the original name of the educational institution that later evolved into Duke University in North Carolina.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Institute Target entity description: Union Institute was the original name of the educational institution that later evolved into Duke University in North Carolina.
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A.
Marymount University
Marymount University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Crozer Theological Seminary
Crozer Theological Seminary was a Baptist theological school in Pennsylvania known for training clergy and civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr.
-
C.
Iona University
Iona University is a private Catholic university located in New Rochelle, New York, known for its liberal arts, business, and professional programs.
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D.
Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois.
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E.
National University Corporation
The National University Corporation is a legal framework in Japan under which major public universities, such as the University of Tokyo, are granted corporate status with administrative and financial autonomy while remaining state-supported institutions.
- 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_69a2e7e696948190bebc966535995e45 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eb7f1be88190964ddcbb6a05f021 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3e0165b6481909345301df3f2144d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3e07452388190a8162c327c76185b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3e17d43f4819081500e106d3973e9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:49 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.