Triple

T716895
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norfolk, Virginia E14333 entity
Predicate hosts P186 FINISHED
Object Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a public research university known for its diverse academic programs and coastal campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
 E106183 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: Old Dominion University | Statement: [Norfolk, Virginia, hosts, Old Dominion University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Old Dominion University
Context triple: [Norfolk, Virginia, hosts, Old Dominion University]
  • A. Virginia Commonwealth University
    Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
  • B. Shenandoah University
    Shenandoah University is a private liberal arts university based in Winchester, Virginia, known for its programs in the arts, health professions, and business, and for serving the broader Northern Virginia region.
  • C. West Virginia University
    West Virginia University is a public land-grant research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, known for its comprehensive academic programs and prominent role in the state's higher education system.
  • D. George Mason University
    George Mason University is a large public research university known for its strong programs in economics, public policy, and law, with its main campus located in Fairfax, Virginia.
  • E. College of William & Mary
    The College of William & Mary is a historic public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, recognized as the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and noted for its strong liberal arts and professional programs.
  • 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: Old Dominion University
Triple: [Norfolk, Virginia, hosts, Old Dominion University]
Generated description
Old Dominion University is a public research university known for its diverse academic programs and coastal campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Old Dominion University
Target entity description: Old Dominion University is a public research university known for its diverse academic programs and coastal campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
  • A. Virginia Commonwealth University
    Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
  • B. Shenandoah University
    Shenandoah University is a private liberal arts university based in Winchester, Virginia, known for its programs in the arts, health professions, and business, and for serving the broader Northern Virginia region.
  • C. West Virginia University
    West Virginia University is a public land-grant research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, known for its comprehensive academic programs and prominent role in the state's higher education system.
  • D. George Mason University
    George Mason University is a large public research university known for its strong programs in economics, public policy, and law, with its main campus located in Fairfax, Virginia.
  • E. College of William & Mary
    The College of William & Mary is a historic public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, recognized as the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and noted for its strong liberal arts and professional programs.
  • 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_69a4934a36e081909e7abef98b898a4e completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a57649dc8190bfdee2f9c0c90415 completed March 1, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7c70997d081908a10e1aa4e936d32 completed March 4, 2026, 5:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7c78161608190a9f5556639f9d97d completed March 4, 2026, 5:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7c7e336c8819082bb3523c84fde4e completed March 4, 2026, 5:49 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.