Triple

T6714790
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University E153239 entity
Predicate hasDepartment P35 FINISHED
Object Engineering Physics Department, McMaster University
The Engineering Physics Department at McMaster University is an interdisciplinary academic unit that combines advanced physics with engineering principles to train students for research and innovation in high-technology fields such as photonics, nanotechnology, and nuclear engineering.
E613256 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: Engineering Physics Department, McMaster University | Statement: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Engineering Physics Department, McMaster University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Engineering Physics Department, McMaster University
Context triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Engineering Physics Department, McMaster University]
  • A. Department of Engineering Physics (University of Saskatchewan)
    The Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan is an academic unit that combines advanced physics with engineering principles to train students for careers in high-technology and research-intensive fields.
  • B. Engineering Physics program, UNB
    The Engineering Physics program at the University of New Brunswick is an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree that combines advanced physics with core engineering principles to prepare students for high-tech and research-oriented careers.
  • C. Department of Physics (McGill University)
    The Department of Physics at McGill University is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
  • D. Centre for the Physics of Materials (McGill University)
    The Centre for the Physics of Materials at McGill University is a research hub that brings together scientists to study and advance understanding of the fundamental and applied properties of materials.
  • E. Department of Physics, University of Alberta
    The Department of Physics at the University of Alberta is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and related fields within the university’s Faculty of Science.
  • 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: Engineering Physics Department, McMaster University
Triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Engineering Physics Department, McMaster University]
Generated description
The Engineering Physics Department at McMaster University is an interdisciplinary academic unit that combines advanced physics with engineering principles to train students for research and innovation in high-technology fields such as photonics, nanotechnology, and nuclear engineering.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Engineering Physics Department, McMaster University
Target entity description: The Engineering Physics Department at McMaster University is an interdisciplinary academic unit that combines advanced physics with engineering principles to train students for research and innovation in high-technology fields such as photonics, nanotechnology, and nuclear engineering.
  • A. Department of Engineering Physics (University of Saskatchewan)
    The Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan is an academic unit that combines advanced physics with engineering principles to train students for careers in high-technology and research-intensive fields.
  • B. Engineering Physics program, UNB
    The Engineering Physics program at the University of New Brunswick is an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree that combines advanced physics with core engineering principles to prepare students for high-tech and research-oriented careers.
  • C. Department of Physics (McGill University)
    The Department of Physics at McGill University is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
  • D. Centre for the Physics of Materials (McGill University)
    The Centre for the Physics of Materials at McGill University is a research hub that brings together scientists to study and advance understanding of the fundamental and applied properties of materials.
  • E. Department of Physics, University of Alberta
    The Department of Physics at the University of Alberta is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and related fields within the university’s Faculty of Science.
  • 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.