Triple

T438976
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jefferson County, West Virginia E10072 entity
Predicate hasHigherEducationInstitution P113 FINISHED
Object Shepherd University
Shepherd University is a public liberal arts university located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across a range of disciplines.
 E61436 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: Shepherd University | Statement: [Jefferson County, West Virginia, hasHigherEducationInstitution, Shepherd University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shepherd University
Context triple: [Jefferson County, West Virginia, hasHigherEducationInstitution, Shepherd University]
  • A. Shenandoah University
    Shenandoah University is a private liberal arts university based in Winchester, Virginia, known for its programs in the arts, health professions, and business, and for serving the broader Northern Virginia region.
  • B. Salisbury University
    Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, Maryland, known for its liberal arts and professional programs within the University System of Maryland.
  • C. Bethany College
    Bethany College is a small liberal arts college in Bethany, West Virginia, historically associated with the Restoration Movement and known as one of the oldest degree-granting institutions in the state.
  • D. Bluefield State University
    Bluefield State University is a public historically Black college and university (HBCU) known for its engineering, technology, and teacher education programs.
  • E. West Virginia University
    West Virginia University is a public land-grant research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, known for its comprehensive academic programs and prominent role in the state's higher education system.
  • 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: Shepherd University
Triple: [Jefferson County, West Virginia, hasHigherEducationInstitution, Shepherd University]
Generated description
Shepherd University is a public liberal arts university located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across a range of disciplines.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shepherd University
Target entity description: Shepherd University is a public liberal arts university located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across a range of disciplines.
  • A. Shenandoah University
    Shenandoah University is a private liberal arts university based in Winchester, Virginia, known for its programs in the arts, health professions, and business, and for serving the broader Northern Virginia region.
  • B. Salisbury University
    Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, Maryland, known for its liberal arts and professional programs within the University System of Maryland.
  • C. Bethany College
    Bethany College is a small liberal arts college in Bethany, West Virginia, historically associated with the Restoration Movement and known as one of the oldest degree-granting institutions in the state.
  • D. Bluefield State University
    Bluefield State University is a public historically Black college and university (HBCU) known for its engineering, technology, and teacher education programs.
  • E. West Virginia University
    West Virginia University is a public land-grant research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, known for its comprehensive academic programs and prominent role in the state's higher education system.
  • 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ef283be881909444aaf257451747 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a477785b848190a1a09d20d94ceed5 completed March 1, 2026, 5:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a47a2224cc81909a057c612d591bba completed March 1, 2026, 5:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a47ab148fc8190a93d7e3c838583c2 completed March 1, 2026, 5:43 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.