Triple
T1112006
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | National Basketball League (NBL) |
E11015
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableFranchise |
P8079
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons were a professional basketball team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that became one of the early predecessors of today’s NBA Detroit Pistons.
|
E128537
|
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: Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Statement: [National Basketball League (NBL), notableFranchise, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Context triple: [National Basketball League (NBL), notableFranchise, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons]
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A.
Providence Steamrollers
The Providence Steamrollers were a short-lived professional basketball team that competed in the Basketball Association of America, a precursor to the modern NBA, during the late 1940s.
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B.
Chicago Stags
The Chicago Stags were a professional basketball team based in Chicago that competed in the late 1940s and early NBA era before folding in 1950.
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C.
Pittsburgh Pipers
The Pittsburgh Pipers were a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) best known for winning the league’s inaugural championship in 1968.
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D.
Indiana Pacers (ABA)
The Indiana Pacers (ABA) were a successful professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association, known as one of the league’s premier franchises before joining the NBA.
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E.
St. Louis Bombers
The St. Louis Bombers were a professional basketball team based in St. Louis, Missouri, that played in the late 1940s and early 1950s and were part of the early history of what became the NBA.
- 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: Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Triple: [National Basketball League (NBL), notableFranchise, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons]
Generated description
The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons were a professional basketball team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that became one of the early predecessors of today’s NBA Detroit Pistons.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Target entity description: The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons were a professional basketball team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that became one of the early predecessors of today’s NBA Detroit Pistons.
-
A.
Providence Steamrollers
The Providence Steamrollers were a short-lived professional basketball team that competed in the Basketball Association of America, a precursor to the modern NBA, during the late 1940s.
-
B.
Chicago Stags
The Chicago Stags were a professional basketball team based in Chicago that competed in the late 1940s and early NBA era before folding in 1950.
-
C.
Pittsburgh Pipers
The Pittsburgh Pipers were a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) best known for winning the league’s inaugural championship in 1968.
-
D.
Indiana Pacers (ABA)
The Indiana Pacers (ABA) were a successful professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association, known as one of the league’s premier franchises before joining the NBA.
-
E.
St. Louis Bombers
The St. Louis Bombers were a professional basketball team based in St. Louis, Missouri, that played in the late 1940s and early 1950s and were part of the early history of what became the NBA.
- 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_69a493252a648190ac48f8742474a5e8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bb7742788190b320aec99e76ca41 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac5395666c8190b709f91315d785c0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac55571e008190a53313b04b9e152c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac55c3e48c8190a38f8adc2fea5794 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.