Triple

T10216483
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject College of Engineering (University of Maine) E242455 entity
Predicate hasAcademicUnit P1488 FINISHED
Object Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
E850692 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 Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine) | Statement: [College of Engineering (University of Maine), hasAcademicUnit, Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)
Context triple: [College of Engineering (University of Maine), hasAcademicUnit, Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)]
  • A. Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Minnesota)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermal sciences, and manufacturing within the College of Science and Engineering.
  • B. Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Michigan)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan is a leading academic and research department known for its work in areas such as automotive engineering, robotics, energy systems, and advanced manufacturing.
  • C. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs, research opportunities, and professional training in mechanical engineering disciplines.
  • D. Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Utah)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
  • E. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a leading academic and research department in India, known for its strong programs in mechanical design, manufacturing, thermal sciences, and related engineering fields.
  • 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 Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)
Triple: [College of Engineering (University of Maine), hasAcademicUnit, Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)]
Generated description
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)
Target entity description: The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
  • A. Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Minnesota)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermal sciences, and manufacturing within the College of Science and Engineering.
  • B. Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Michigan)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan is a leading academic and research department known for its work in areas such as automotive engineering, robotics, energy systems, and advanced manufacturing.
  • C. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs, research opportunities, and professional training in mechanical engineering disciplines.
  • D. Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Utah)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
  • E. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and design within the Faculty of Engineering.
  • 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_69d381ae26c48190985abd0e25ee5d04 completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d3aa2894d0819095704449ecc2db6c completed April 6, 2026, 12:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d6a804e8748190b4ebcfa9a0bb889f completed April 8, 2026, 7:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d6d0003434819093e3f82a556db79c completed April 8, 2026, 10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d6df3c8f748190923db41ef1a9a03a completed April 8, 2026, 11:05 p.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:06 a.m.