Triple

T1026272
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of North Carolina at Charlotte E22145 entity
Predicate mascot P52 FINISHED
Object Norm the Niner
Norm the Niner is the pickaxe-wielding, gold rush–themed mascot of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, symbolizing the school's "49ers" identity and pioneering spirit.
 E119920 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: Norm the Niner | Statement: [University of North Carolina at Charlotte, mascot, Norm the Niner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norm the Niner
Context triple: [University of North Carolina at Charlotte, mascot, Norm the Niner]
  • A. Blitzen
    Blitzen is one of Santa Claus's legendary flying reindeer, traditionally depicted as helping pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.
  • B. The Boro Tysons
    The Boro Tysons is a large mixed-use urban district in Tysons, Virginia, featuring residential, office, retail, dining, and entertainment spaces in a walkable, transit-oriented setting.
  • C. The Bravos
    The Bravos is a popular nickname for the Atlanta Braves, a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • D. La Barra KC
    La Barra KC is a passionate supporters group known for creating a vibrant, Latin American–inspired atmosphere at Sporting Kansas City matches.
  • E. Red and Blue Crew
    Red and Blue Crew is the official student cheering section that supports the University of Pennsylvania’s athletic teams, especially at Penn Quakers football games.
  • 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: Norm the Niner
Triple: [University of North Carolina at Charlotte, mascot, Norm the Niner]
Generated description
Norm the Niner is the pickaxe-wielding, gold rush–themed mascot of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, symbolizing the school's "49ers" identity and pioneering spirit.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norm the Niner
Target entity description: Norm the Niner is the pickaxe-wielding, gold rush–themed mascot of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, symbolizing the school's "49ers" identity and pioneering spirit.
  • A. Blitzen
    Blitzen is one of Santa Claus's legendary flying reindeer, traditionally depicted as helping pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.
  • B. The Boro Tysons
    The Boro Tysons is a large mixed-use urban district in Tysons, Virginia, featuring residential, office, retail, dining, and entertainment spaces in a walkable, transit-oriented setting.
  • C. The Bravos
    The Bravos is a popular nickname for the Atlanta Braves, a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • D. La Barra KC
    La Barra KC is a passionate supporters group known for creating a vibrant, Latin American–inspired atmosphere at Sporting Kansas City matches.
  • E. Red and Blue Crew
    Red and Blue Crew is the official student cheering section that supports the University of Pennsylvania’s athletic teams, especially at Penn Quakers football games.
  • 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_69a493d6e380819097b384986ffc315c completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b7f5e7b48190b26524573c2824ba completed March 1, 2026, 10:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac3bba40f88190b80010a837dfb1cc completed March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac3c7d16748190a95aaffd04a867b3 completed March 7, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac3ce827b88190a5de06c695ad4ecb completed March 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.