Triple

T88323
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Howard University E1775 entity
Predicate motto P42 FINISHED
Object Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
E6491 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: Veritas et Utilitas | Statement: [Howard University, motto, Veritas et Utilitas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Veritas et Utilitas
Context triple: [Howard University, motto, Veritas et Utilitas]
  • A. Essays to Do Good
    Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
  • B. The Christian Philosopher
    The Christian Philosopher is an early 18th-century work by Cotton Mather that attempts to reconcile and harmonize emerging scientific knowledge with Christian theology.
  • C. Mens et Manus
    Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
  • D. Veritas
    Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
  • E. A History of Western Philosophy
    A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
  • 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: Veritas et Utilitas
Triple: [Howard University, motto, Veritas et Utilitas]
Generated description
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Veritas et Utilitas
Target entity description: Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
  • A. Essays to Do Good
    Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
  • B. The Christian Philosopher
    The Christian Philosopher is an early 18th-century work by Cotton Mather that attempts to reconcile and harmonize emerging scientific knowledge with Christian theology.
  • C. Mens et Manus
    Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
  • D. Veritas
    Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
  • E. A History of Western Philosophy
    A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
  • 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_69a24d1a97dc819094e6c021fe9b05a7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24f6997c081908b202f937eb2b14f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a25abf2e9c8190bb09baca150145ed completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a25ba974948190bb064dca99613bc6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a25c2b29e08190af62c6753c4fdd11 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.