Triple
T993319
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center |
E21439
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory is a U.S. Army research facility specializing in science and engineering solutions for operations and infrastructure in cold and polar environments.
|
E117000
|
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: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory | Statement: [U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, formedByMergerOf, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Context triple: [U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, formedByMergerOf, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory]
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A.
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is the principal research organization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducting engineering and environmental science R&D to support military and civil works missions.
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B.
Earth Resources Laboratory
Earth Resources Laboratory is a research center at MIT focused on applying geophysical and related sciences to the exploration and sustainable management of Earth’s natural resources.
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C.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
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D.
National Severe Storms Laboratory
The National Severe Storms Laboratory is a U.S. NOAA research institution dedicated to understanding and improving forecasts of severe weather phenomena such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, and flash floods.
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E.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public research university and the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system, known for its programs in Arctic studies, indigenous languages and cultures, and environmental and climate research.
- 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: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Triple: [U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, formedByMergerOf, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory]
Generated description
The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory is a U.S. Army research facility specializing in science and engineering solutions for operations and infrastructure in cold and polar environments.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Target entity description: The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory is a U.S. Army research facility specializing in science and engineering solutions for operations and infrastructure in cold and polar environments.
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A.
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is the principal research organization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducting engineering and environmental science R&D to support military and civil works missions.
-
B.
Earth Resources Laboratory
Earth Resources Laboratory is a research center at MIT focused on applying geophysical and related sciences to the exploration and sustainable management of Earth’s natural resources.
-
C.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
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D.
National Severe Storms Laboratory
The National Severe Storms Laboratory is a U.S. NOAA research institution dedicated to understanding and improving forecasts of severe weather phenomena such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, and flash floods.
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E.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public research university and the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system, known for its programs in Arctic studies, indigenous languages and cultures, and environmental and climate research.
- 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_69a493c476b48190b41fc5e793171cc6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b4c3f7b48190a31308bdc09817c6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac25919bcc8190886f19405536681b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:18 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac269b2054819081e17a1c13068c1b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac26f947d481908ab1b7115cf9dee7 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.