Triple
T6314204
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Appalachian State University |
E141574
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Appalachian Training School for Teachers
Appalachian Training School for Teachers was an early 20th-century teacher-training institution in North Carolina that evolved into what is now Appalachian State University.
|
E583862
|
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: Appalachian Training School for Teachers | Statement: [Appalachian State University, formerName, Appalachian Training School for Teachers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appalachian Training School for Teachers Context triple: [Appalachian State University, formerName, Appalachian Training School for Teachers]
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A.
Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons
Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons was the original name of what is now Kentucky State University, a historically Black public university in Frankfort, Kentucky.
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B.
Warrensburg Teachers College
Warrensburg Teachers College was a Missouri-based teacher-training institution best known for educating influential self-improvement author and lecturer Dale Carnegie.
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C.
Northern State Normal School
Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
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D.
F. N. Brown School
F. N. Brown School is a public elementary school serving young students in the Verona, New Jersey community.
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E.
Durham State Normal School
Durham State Normal School was a teacher-training institution in Durham, North Carolina, that evolved from the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua to focus on preparing educators.
- 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: Appalachian Training School for Teachers Triple: [Appalachian State University, formerName, Appalachian Training School for Teachers]
Generated description
Appalachian Training School for Teachers was an early 20th-century teacher-training institution in North Carolina that evolved into what is now Appalachian State University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appalachian Training School for Teachers Target entity description: Appalachian Training School for Teachers was an early 20th-century teacher-training institution in North Carolina that evolved into what is now Appalachian State University.
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A.
Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons
Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons was the original name of what is now Kentucky State University, a historically Black public university in Frankfort, Kentucky.
-
B.
Warrensburg Teachers College
Warrensburg Teachers College was a Missouri-based teacher-training institution best known for educating influential self-improvement author and lecturer Dale Carnegie.
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C.
Northern State Normal School
Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
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D.
F. N. Brown School
F. N. Brown School is a public elementary school serving young students in the Verona, New Jersey community.
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E.
Durham State Normal School
Durham State Normal School was a teacher-training institution in Durham, North Carolina, that evolved from the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua to focus on preparing educators.
- 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_69c008d00efc8190a36c05b4b4a3bf4b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c064a075dc8190acf7ec010cb4b00c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c5e46feeec8190bdb39a48c92bacf1 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c5ee04b2388190b36dc9bb23b4a18a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c5ee780bb08190a97c90804f9c6b68 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:28 p.m.