Triple
T6455170
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William C. Reynolds |
E139974
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Stanford University Department of Mechanical Engineering |
E74366
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Stanford University Department of Mechanical Engineering | Statement: [William C. Reynolds, employer, Stanford University Department of Mechanical Engineering]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stanford University Department of Mechanical Engineering Context triple: [William C. Reynolds, employer, Stanford University Department of Mechanical Engineering]
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A.
Stanford Mechanical Engineering Department
chosen
The Stanford Mechanical Engineering Department is a leading academic division of Stanford University known for its cutting-edge research and education in areas such as robotics, energy systems, design, and advanced manufacturing.
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B.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its research and education in mechanical engineering and related fields.
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C.
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
The MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering is a leading academic and research department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, renowned for pioneering work in areas such as robotics, energy, manufacturing, and ocean engineering.
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D.
Stanford Aeronautics and Astronautics Department
The Stanford Aeronautics and Astronautics Department is a leading academic and research department at Stanford University focused on aerospace science, engineering, and technology.
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E.
Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University is a leading academic unit known for its research and education in areas such as mechanics, materials, robotics, and design within the McCormick School of Engineering.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c008b301948190a35854e5284dc822 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c069d339788190992e3299ffe30d58 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c64bd982208190bbf5f00a85f7098d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:48 p.m.