Triple
T4057731
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel |
E84733
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
CSS Virginia (Merrimack)
CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) was a Confederate ironclad warship famous for its historic 1862 clash with the USS Monitor during the American Civil War, marking a turning point in naval warfare.
|
E411844
|
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: CSS Virginia (Merrimack) | Statement: [Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel, namedAfter, CSS Virginia (Merrimack)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CSS Virginia (Merrimack) Context triple: [Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel, namedAfter, CSS Virginia (Merrimack)]
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A.
Merrimack College
Merrimack College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in North Andover, Massachusetts, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as business, education, and engineering.
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B.
Massachusetts A&F
Massachusetts A&F is a state-level executive agency in Massachusetts responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s budget, financial management, and administrative operations.
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C.
Randolph-Macon Academy
Randolph-Macon Academy is a private, college-preparatory military boarding school located in Front Royal, Virginia.
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D.
Hampden–Sydney College
Hampden–Sydney College is a historic private liberal arts men’s college in Virginia, known as one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.
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E.
Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, known for its strong undergraduate focus and honors and leadership programs.
- 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: CSS Virginia (Merrimack) Triple: [Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel, namedAfter, CSS Virginia (Merrimack)]
Generated description
CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) was a Confederate ironclad warship famous for its historic 1862 clash with the USS Monitor during the American Civil War, marking a turning point in naval warfare.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CSS Virginia (Merrimack) Target entity description: CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) was a Confederate ironclad warship famous for its historic 1862 clash with the USS Monitor during the American Civil War, marking a turning point in naval warfare.
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A.
Merrimack College
Merrimack College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in North Andover, Massachusetts, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as business, education, and engineering.
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B.
Massachusetts A&F
Massachusetts A&F is a state-level executive agency in Massachusetts responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s budget, financial management, and administrative operations.
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C.
Randolph-Macon Academy
Randolph-Macon Academy is a private, college-preparatory military boarding school located in Front Royal, Virginia.
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D.
Hampden–Sydney College
Hampden–Sydney College is a historic private liberal arts men’s college in Virginia, known as one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.
-
E.
Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, known for its strong undergraduate focus and honors and leadership programs.
- 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_69aed933bec881909edfa28ebb69c634 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefbaefcb081908aab3963dcd61a20 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b562a6250081908f289f43b066b04d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b563b3db0481909f3dd2a9e6a88e6e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b567e223cc8190aa1d7e827e6c70fd |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.