Triple
T41885
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rice University |
E828
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Marsh Rice
William Marsh Rice was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose fortune endowed and led to the creation of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
|
E12605
|
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: William Marsh Rice | Statement: [Rice University, founder, William Marsh Rice]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Marsh Rice Context triple: [Rice University, founder, William Marsh Rice]
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A.
Rice University
Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, known for its strong programs in science and engineering, small student body, and high level of research activity.
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B.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs, selective admissions, and membership in the Association of American Universities.
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C.
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Christian research university in Waco, Texas, known for its strong academic programs and prominent athletics in the Big 12 Conference.
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D.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a major public research university in College Station, Texas, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
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E.
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, known for its strong programs in medicine, engineering, and the arts and sciences.
- 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: William Marsh Rice Triple: [Rice University, founder, William Marsh Rice]
Generated description
William Marsh Rice was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose fortune endowed and led to the creation of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Marsh Rice Target entity description: William Marsh Rice was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose fortune endowed and led to the creation of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
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A.
Rice University
Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, known for its strong programs in science and engineering, small student body, and high level of research activity.
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B.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs, selective admissions, and membership in the Association of American Universities.
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C.
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Christian research university in Waco, Texas, known for its strong academic programs and prominent athletics in the Big 12 Conference.
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D.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a major public research university in College Station, Texas, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
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E.
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, known for its strong programs in medicine, engineering, and the arts and sciences.
- 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_69a247a8f6c08190bac804906d62ed5a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ae0b7c4819092220568e8e52ad5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a291749c688190930934f54de48907 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2935c6a3081909ddfe2c96166a1a5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a293b1822c81908326fc1d3a5868be |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.