Triple
T5972803
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Birmingham Bulls (WHA) |
E132913
|
entity |
| Predicate | successorTeamNameUsedBy |
P60838
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Birmingham Bulls (CHL)
Birmingham Bulls (CHL) was a minor professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, that competed in the Central Hockey League in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
|
E132913
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Birmingham Bulls (CHL) | Statement: [Birmingham Bulls (WHA), successorTeamNameUsedBy, Birmingham Bulls (CHL)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birmingham Bulls (CHL) Context triple: [Birmingham Bulls (WHA), successorTeamNameUsedBy, Birmingham Bulls (CHL)]
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A.
Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
The Birmingham Bulls (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama that competed in the World Hockey Association during the late 1970s.
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B.
Brantford Bulldogs
The Brantford Bulldogs are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team competing in the Ontario Hockey League.
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C.
Hamilton Thunderbirds
The Hamilton Thunderbirds were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario.
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D.
Lethbridge Bulls
The Lethbridge Bulls are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Lethbridge, Alberta, competing in the Western Canadian Baseball League.
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E.
Burlington Cougars
The Burlington Cougars are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Burlington, Ontario, competing in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
- 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: Birmingham Bulls (CHL) Triple: [Birmingham Bulls (WHA), successorTeamNameUsedBy, Birmingham Bulls (CHL)]
Generated description
Birmingham Bulls (CHL) was a minor professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, that competed in the Central Hockey League in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birmingham Bulls (CHL) Target entity description: Birmingham Bulls (CHL) was a minor professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, that competed in the Central Hockey League in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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A.
Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
chosen
The Birmingham Bulls (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama that competed in the World Hockey Association during the late 1970s.
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B.
Brantford Bulldogs
The Brantford Bulldogs are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team competing in the Ontario Hockey League.
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C.
Hamilton Thunderbirds
The Hamilton Thunderbirds were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario.
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D.
Lethbridge Bulls
The Lethbridge Bulls are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Lethbridge, Alberta, competing in the Western Canadian Baseball League.
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E.
Burlington Cougars
The Burlington Cougars are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Burlington, Ontario, competing in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: successorTeamNameUsedBy Context triple: [Birmingham Bulls (WHA), successorTeamNameUsedBy, Birmingham Bulls (CHL)]
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A.
successorTeamInception
Indicates that one team was formed as the direct successor to another team at the time of its inception.
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B.
successorTeamFranchise
chosen
Indicates that one team franchise is the direct successor or continuation of another team franchise, typically following relocation, renaming, or reorganization.
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C.
successorTeamInCity
Indicates that one team is the direct replacement or continuation of another team within the same city.
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D.
successorTeamLocation
Indicates that one team location directly follows or replaces another team location in a sequence or organizational lineage.
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E.
successorTeamLeague
Indicates that one sports league is the direct successor to another for a given team’s participation or affiliation.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69c0086deab081908550159ca23eec9b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c04dc2243c8190bd3488e7b24af985 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0e40fa2488190b82d604d51b73090 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 6:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0f85e33d8819080d9d721421b4c5b |
completed | March 23, 2026, 8:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0fad0bdf08190bf6599d492848582 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c049dcb3c081908ccc9b4d4b210229 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 7:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:03 p.m.