Triple

T5832405
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of Memphis E129381 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object West Tennessee State Normal School
West Tennessee State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that eventually evolved into what is now the University of Memphis.
 E550868 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: West Tennessee State Normal School | Statement: [University of Memphis, formerName, West Tennessee State Normal School]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: West Tennessee State Normal School
Context triple: [University of Memphis, formerName, West Tennessee State Normal School]
  • A. East Tennessee State University
    East Tennessee State University is a public research university known for its health sciences, education, and regional outreach, serving as a major academic and cultural hub in northeastern Tennessee.
  • B. Middle Tennessee State Teachers College
    Middle Tennessee State Teachers College was a public teachers' training institution in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, that evolved into what is now Middle Tennessee State University.
  • C. Tennessee State University
    Tennessee State University is a public historically Black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs and notable alumni including media icon Oprah Winfrey.
  • D. Tennessee Tech University
    Tennessee Tech University is a public university in Cookeville, Tennessee, known for its strong engineering and technology programs and competitive NCAA Division I athletics.
  • E. University of Tennessee Southern
    The University of Tennessee Southern is a public liberal arts institution within the University of Tennessee system located in southern Middle Tennessee.
  • 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: West Tennessee State Normal School
Triple: [University of Memphis, formerName, West Tennessee State Normal School]
Generated description
West Tennessee State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that eventually evolved into what is now the University of Memphis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: West Tennessee State Normal School
Target entity description: West Tennessee State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that eventually evolved into what is now the University of Memphis.
  • A. East Tennessee State University
    East Tennessee State University is a public research university known for its health sciences, education, and regional outreach, serving as a major academic and cultural hub in northeastern Tennessee.
  • B. Middle Tennessee State Teachers College
    Middle Tennessee State Teachers College was a public teachers' training institution in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, that evolved into what is now Middle Tennessee State University.
  • C. Tennessee State University
    Tennessee State University is a public historically Black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs and notable alumni including media icon Oprah Winfrey.
  • D. Tennessee Tech University
    Tennessee Tech University is a public university in Cookeville, Tennessee, known for its strong engineering and technology programs and competitive NCAA Division I athletics.
  • E. University of Tennessee Southern
    The University of Tennessee Southern is a public liberal arts institution within the University of Tennessee system located in southern Middle Tennessee.
  • 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_69c0084af79c81908af128ccc29983d0 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0346c331c8190bac050d425961485 completed March 22, 2026, 6:26 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0a19010008190af5600a035246c1a completed March 23, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0a223129081908288d90f7cf51668 completed March 23, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0a294ba748190a86ec8400df73237 completed March 23, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:54 p.m.