Triple

T1059929
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sheldon Glashow E22881 entity
Predicate hasAcademicAffiliation P467 FINISHED
Object Harvard University Department of Physics
The Harvard University Department of Physics is a leading academic department renowned for its pioneering research and teaching in fundamental physics and for producing numerous Nobel Prize–winning physicists.
E9071 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: Harvard University Department of Physics | Statement: [Sheldon Glashow, hasAcademicAffiliation, Harvard University Department of Physics]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard University Department of Physics
Context triple: [Sheldon Glashow, hasAcademicAffiliation, Harvard University Department of Physics]
  • A. Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
    The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University is the main academic division that oversees Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and several other schools, encompassing the university’s core liberal arts and sciences teaching and research.
  • B. Stanford University Department of Physics
    The Stanford University Department of Physics is a leading academic department known for cutting-edge research and education in fundamental and applied physics, closely integrated with major research facilities and collaborations worldwide.
  • C. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is Harvard University's engineering and applied sciences school, known for interdisciplinary research and education at the intersection of technology, science, and society.
  • D. Harvard University Department of History
    The Harvard University Department of History is a leading academic department within Harvard University renowned for its research and teaching on global, political, social, and intellectual history.
  • E. Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
    The Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge is a leading global center for research and teaching in physics, renowned for its contributions to fundamental science and its association with numerous Nobel laureates.
  • 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: Harvard University Department of Physics
Triple: [Sheldon Glashow, hasAcademicAffiliation, Harvard University Department of Physics]
Generated description
The Harvard University Department of Physics is a leading academic department renowned for its pioneering research and teaching in fundamental physics and for producing numerous Nobel Prize–winning physicists.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard University Department of Physics
Target entity description: The Harvard University Department of Physics is a leading academic department renowned for its pioneering research and teaching in fundamental physics and for producing numerous Nobel Prize–winning physicists.
  • A. Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University chosen
    The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University is the main academic division that oversees Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and several other schools, encompassing the university’s core liberal arts and sciences teaching and research.
  • B. Stanford University Department of Physics
    The Stanford University Department of Physics is a leading academic department known for cutting-edge research and education in fundamental and applied physics, closely integrated with major research facilities and collaborations worldwide.
  • C. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is Harvard University's engineering and applied sciences school, known for interdisciplinary research and education at the intersection of technology, science, and society.
  • D. Harvard University Department of History
    The Harvard University Department of History is a leading academic department within Harvard University renowned for its research and teaching on global, political, social, and intellectual history.
  • E. Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
    The Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge is a leading global center for research and teaching in physics, renowned for its contributions to fundamental science and its association with numerous Nobel laureates.
  • F. None of above.

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_69a493dada0481909c43649f9843ea91 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b8f3f98c819096338198d9f30491 completed March 1, 2026, 10:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac42a14b548190a796e49c545c9a9e completed March 7, 2026, 3:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac4311f7f08190ae86aacb7f2103d7 completed March 7, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac43891ed88190a5b8b51341e98929 completed March 7, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.