Triple
T5058049
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steve Ballmer |
E113953
|
entity |
| Predicate | purchaseOfSportsTeam |
P2617
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Los Angeles Clippers |
E20503
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Los Angeles Clippers | Statement: [Steve Ballmer, purchaseOfSportsTeam, Los Angeles Clippers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Los Angeles Clippers Context triple: [Steve Ballmer, purchaseOfSportsTeam, Los Angeles Clippers]
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A.
Los Angeles Clippers
chosen
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team in the NBA known for representing Los Angeles and playing their home games in the Western Conference’s Pacific Division.
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B.
Oakland Clippers
The Oakland Clippers were a short-lived professional soccer team that competed in the United Soccer Association and later the North American Soccer League during the late 1960s.
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C.
Clippers
The Clippers are a Minor League Baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio, serving as the Triple-A affiliate of a Major League Baseball club.
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D.
South Bay Lakers
The South Bay Lakers are the Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA G League team, serving as their primary developmental affiliate for emerging players and prospects.
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E.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a storied NBA franchise based in Los Angeles, renowned for their many championships and legendary players such as Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: purchaseOfSportsTeam Context triple: [Steve Ballmer, purchaseOfSportsTeam, Los Angeles Clippers]
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A.
acquiredSportsTeam
chosen
Indicates that one entity has purchased and taken ownership of a sports team from another party.
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B.
sportsTeamOwned
Indicates that one entity is the owner (or part-owner) of a sports team entity.
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C.
sportOwned
Indicates that one entity possesses ownership or control over a particular sport.
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D.
purchasedLeagueTeamIn
Indicates that an entity bought or acquired ownership of a league team in a specified league or competition.
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E.
sportsFranchiseValueImpact
Indicates how changes or characteristics of a sports franchise influence its overall financial valuation.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69bd443aa1f88190abb992d138f2cf42 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd74523434819092b8b15992073b5b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bec35c629c81909c3b0347861d544f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 4:12 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd715622b48190a3e8e49a5ef62b4a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:38 p.m.