Triple
T4905423
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Virginia Tech Hokies baseball |
E109902
|
entity |
| Predicate | governingDepartment |
P1467
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Virginia Tech Department of Athletics
The Virginia Tech Department of Athletics is the administrative body that oversees and manages Virginia Tech’s intercollegiate sports programs and athletic operations.
|
E102303
|
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: Virginia Tech Department of Athletics | Statement: [Virginia Tech Hokies baseball, governingDepartment, Virginia Tech Department of Athletics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Tech Department of Athletics Context triple: [Virginia Tech Hokies baseball, governingDepartment, Virginia Tech Department of Athletics]
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A.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is a major public research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, known for its strong engineering programs, large campus community, and prominent athletics.
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B.
Virginia Tech Hokies baseball
Virginia Tech Hokies baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program of Virginia Tech, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference and known for its passionate fan base and in-state rivalry with the University of Virginia.
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C.
Virginia Tech Hokies women’s basketball
Virginia Tech Hokies women’s basketball is the women’s collegiate basketball program of Virginia Tech, competing in NCAA Division I’s ACC and known for its recent rise to national prominence.
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D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
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E.
Virginia State University
Virginia State University is a public historically Black land-grant university located in Petersburg, Virginia.
- 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: Virginia Tech Department of Athletics Triple: [Virginia Tech Hokies baseball, governingDepartment, Virginia Tech Department of Athletics]
Generated description
The Virginia Tech Department of Athletics is the administrative body that oversees and manages Virginia Tech’s intercollegiate sports programs and athletic operations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Tech Department of Athletics Target entity description: The Virginia Tech Department of Athletics is the administrative body that oversees and manages Virginia Tech’s intercollegiate sports programs and athletic operations.
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A.
Virginia Tech
chosen
Virginia Tech is a major public research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, known for its strong engineering programs, large campus community, and prominent athletics.
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B.
Virginia Tech Hokies baseball
Virginia Tech Hokies baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program of Virginia Tech, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference and known for its passionate fan base and in-state rivalry with the University of Virginia.
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C.
Virginia Tech Hokies women’s basketball
Virginia Tech Hokies women’s basketball is the women’s collegiate basketball program of Virginia Tech, competing in NCAA Division I’s ACC and known for its recent rise to national prominence.
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D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
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E.
Virginia State University
Virginia State University is a public historically Black land-grant university located in Petersburg, Virginia.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd441180708190ba42ffb44fea533a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e71a5c481909f5862bf497c3c9d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be6fdaaf588190a180d0bf5979c2d2 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be70b15c508190bcd723862b8e9633 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be7139a288819087598a7da8c6ad42 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:29 p.m.