Triple

T1059930

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Sheldon Glashow	`E22881`	entity
Predicate	hasAcademicAffiliation	`P467`	FINISHED
Object	Boston University Department of Physics The Boston University Department of Physics is an academic department known for research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics, including work by prominent theoretical physicists.	`E126364`	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: Boston University Department of Physics | Statement: [Sheldon Glashow, hasAcademicAffiliation, Boston University Department of Physics]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Boston University Department of Physics
Context triple: [Sheldon Glashow, hasAcademicAffiliation, Boston University Department of Physics]

A. 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.
B. Boston University Photonics Center
The Boston University Photonics Center is a leading interdisciplinary research and education facility focused on advancing photonics science and technology, including optics, lasers, and related applications.
C. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
The Laboratory for Nuclear Science is a major MIT research center focused on advancing fundamental understanding of nuclear and particle physics.
D. Department of Physics (UC Berkeley)
The Department of Physics at UC Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its pioneering research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
E. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in physics within one of India's oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions.
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: Boston University Department of Physics
Triple: [Sheldon Glashow, hasAcademicAffiliation, Boston University Department of Physics]

Generated description

The Boston University Department of Physics is an academic department known for research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics, including work by prominent theoretical physicists.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Boston University Department of Physics
Target entity description: The Boston University Department of Physics is an academic department known for research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics, including work by prominent theoretical physicists.

A. 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.
B. Boston University Photonics Center
The Boston University Photonics Center is a leading interdisciplinary research and education facility focused on advancing photonics science and technology, including optics, lasers, and related applications.
C. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
The Laboratory for Nuclear Science is a major MIT research center focused on advancing fundamental understanding of nuclear and particle physics.
D. Department of Physics (UC Berkeley)
The Department of Physics at UC Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its pioneering research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
E. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in physics within one of India's oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions.
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_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_69ac4c1d82c88190b418e2e2f050b563`	completed	March 7, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ac4e109c3c8190abcbc66aef59c52f`	completed	March 7, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ac4e646698819083403336eb07b7ff`	completed	March 7, 2026, 4:12 p.m.

Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.