Triple

T609941
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Northwestern University E12074 entity
Predicate mascot P52 FINISHED
Object Willie the Wildcat
Willie the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents Northwestern University's athletic teams and school spirit.
E76365 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: Willie the Wildcat | Statement: [Northwestern University, mascot, Willie the Wildcat]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie the Wildcat
Context triple: [Northwestern University, mascot, Willie the Wildcat]
  • A. Wilbur the Wildcat
    Wilbur the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents the University of Arizona at athletic events and campus activities.
  • B. Willie
    Willie is the first name of Willie Nelson, the iconic American country music singer-songwriter and cultural figure.
  • C. Wilma the Wildcat
    Wilma the Wildcat is one of the costumed feline mascots of the University of Arizona, known for appearing alongside Wilbur Wildcat at athletic events and school functions.
  • D. Barkley
    Barkley is a surname most notably associated with Alben W. Barkley, the 35th vice president of the United States under President Harry S. Truman.
  • E. Rufus
    Rufus was a 1970s American funk and R&B band best known for launching Chaka Khan’s career and for hits like “Tell Me Something Good” and “Ain’t Nobody.”
  • 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: Willie the Wildcat
Triple: [Northwestern University, mascot, Willie the Wildcat]
Generated description
Willie the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents Northwestern University's athletic teams and school spirit.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie the Wildcat
Target entity description: Willie the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents Northwestern University's athletic teams and school spirit.
  • A. Wilbur the Wildcat
    Wilbur the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents the University of Arizona at athletic events and campus activities.
  • B. Willie
    Willie is the first name of Willie Nelson, the iconic American country music singer-songwriter and cultural figure.
  • C. Wilma the Wildcat
    Wilma the Wildcat is one of the costumed feline mascots of the University of Arizona, known for appearing alongside Wilbur Wildcat at athletic events and school functions.
  • D. Barkley
    Barkley is a surname most notably associated with Alben W. Barkley, the 35th vice president of the United States under President Harry S. Truman.
  • E. Rufus
    Rufus was a 1970s American funk and R&B band best known for launching Chaka Khan’s career and for hits like “Tell Me Something Good” and “Ain’t Nobody.”
  • 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_69a493309df48190a327f748e88049a6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49df68f2c8190a0ee9da4692b2a62 completed March 1, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a52eacec94819094e920ab1c0659e8 completed March 2, 2026, 6:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a53062c138819095262b45396fc97a completed March 2, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a530f8c6b08190b987016e8e8c11b6 completed March 2, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.