Triple
T352877
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Washington University in St. Louis |
E7479
|
entity |
| Predicate | sportsNickname |
P55
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bears
The Bears are the athletic teams representing Washington University in St. Louis in collegiate sports.
|
E44625
|
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: Bears | Statement: [Washington University in St. Louis, sportsNickname, Bears]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bears Context triple: [Washington University in St. Louis, sportsNickname, Bears]
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A.
Bison
Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
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B.
Beavers
The Beavers are the athletic teams representing Oregon State University in NCAA Division I sports.
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C.
Tigers
Tigers is the nickname of the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region and one of Nippon Professional Baseball’s most storied franchises.
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D.
American black bear
The American black bear is a medium-sized, omnivorous bear native to North America, commonly found in forested regions and known for its adaptability to diverse habitats.
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E.
Beaver
Beaver was one of the British ships in Boston Harbor whose tea cargo was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party protest in 1773.
- 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: Bears Triple: [Washington University in St. Louis, sportsNickname, Bears]
Generated description
The Bears are the athletic teams representing Washington University in St. Louis in collegiate sports.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bears Target entity description: The Bears are the athletic teams representing Washington University in St. Louis in collegiate sports.
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A.
Bison
Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
-
B.
Beavers
The Beavers are the athletic teams representing Oregon State University in NCAA Division I sports.
-
C.
Tigers
Tigers is the nickname of the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region and one of Nippon Professional Baseball’s most storied franchises.
-
D.
American black bear
The American black bear is a medium-sized, omnivorous bear native to North America, commonly found in forested regions and known for its adaptability to diverse habitats.
-
E.
Beaver
Beaver was one of the British ships in Boston Harbor whose tea cargo was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party protest in 1773.
- 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_69a3dd353b488190b6ed966290260806 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3ddbbe7e08190ac167e158d19dbce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3de3fef7c819082193eb7083175e1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.