Triple

T6714787
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University E153239 entity
Predicate hasDepartment P35 FINISHED
Object Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and teaching of materials and their applications within engineering and technology.
E613253 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: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University | Statement: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Context triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University]
  • A. Institute for Advanced Materials (McGill University)
    The Institute for Advanced Materials at McGill University is a research center focused on the discovery, characterization, and application of novel materials across physics, engineering, and related disciplines.
  • B. Department of Materials Engineering (UBC)
    The Department of Materials Engineering at the University of British Columbia is an academic unit focused on the study, development, and application of materials for engineering and technological innovation.
  • C. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Carnegie Mellon University)
    The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and education of materials and their applications in engineering and technology.
  • D. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan)
    The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan is an academic department focused on research and education in the properties, design, and applications of materials for engineering and technology.
  • E. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield
    The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield is an academic department specializing in the research and teaching of materials science, engineering, and related technologies.
  • 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: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University]
Generated description
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and teaching of materials and their applications within engineering and technology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Target entity description: The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and teaching of materials and their applications within engineering and technology.
  • A. Institute for Advanced Materials (McGill University)
    The Institute for Advanced Materials at McGill University is a research center focused on the discovery, characterization, and application of novel materials across physics, engineering, and related disciplines.
  • B. Department of Materials Engineering (UBC)
    The Department of Materials Engineering at the University of British Columbia is an academic unit focused on the study, development, and application of materials for engineering and technological innovation.
  • C. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Carnegie Mellon University)
    The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and education of materials and their applications in engineering and technology.
  • D. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan)
    The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan is an academic department focused on research and education in the properties, design, and applications of materials for engineering and technology.
  • E. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield
    The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield is an academic department specializing in the research and teaching of materials science, engineering, and related technologies.
  • 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_69c68809b4608190a2509ddb5ab87f05 completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d122d6cc81909bde0c94fb95f016 completed March 27, 2026, 6:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c70096e05c8190abfa90996db37eeb completed March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c701fa048c819091585d2bd4afe06a completed March 27, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7028710788190b054c7cfd28a6812 completed March 27, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:07 p.m.