Triple

T6716353
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo E153278 entity
Predicate hasDepartment P35 FINISHED
Object Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as theoretical and experimental physics, astrophysics, and related scientific fields.
E613415 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 Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo | Statement: [Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, hasDepartment, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo
Context triple: [Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, hasDepartment, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo]
  • A. Department of Physics and Astronomy (University of British Columbia)
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and astronomy, offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting internationally recognized scientific research.
  • B. Department of Physics and Astronomy (Western University)
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Western University is an academic unit that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in physics, astronomy, and related fields.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Department of Physics (University of Ottawa)
    The Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts research in various areas of physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
  • E. 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.
  • 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 Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo
Triple: [Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, hasDepartment, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo]
Generated description
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as theoretical and experimental physics, astrophysics, and related scientific fields.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo
Target entity description: The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as theoretical and experimental physics, astrophysics, and related scientific fields.
  • A. Department of Physics and Astronomy (University of British Columbia)
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and astronomy, offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting internationally recognized scientific research.
  • B. Department of Physics and Astronomy (Western University)
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Western University is an academic unit that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in physics, astronomy, and related fields.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Department of Physics (University of Ottawa)
    The Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts research in various areas of physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69c6d125db3c8190aad28919226a16da completed March 27, 2026, 6:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c700993128819081614ccfa68d7320 completed March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c70262f3e48190b544be536ee0b674 completed March 27, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c70311418c8190a902cf21187fdc51 completed March 27, 2026, 10:22 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:07 p.m.