Triple

T11734793
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michigan State University Athletic Department E278996 entity
Predicate usesNickname P2937 FINISHED
Object Spartans
Spartans is the nickname for the athletic teams representing Michigan State University in collegiate sports.
 E275703 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: Spartans | Statement: [Michigan State University Athletic Department, usesNickname, Spartans]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spartans
Context triple: [Michigan State University Athletic Department, usesNickname, Spartans]
  • A. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in NCAA intercollegiate sports.
  • B. Spartans
    Spartans is the name of the athletic teams representing Pinole Valley High School.
  • C. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname of the men's basketball team representing Manchester University in intercollegiate competition.
  • D. Spartans
    Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
  • E. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing York College of Pennsylvania in intercollegiate sports.
  • 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: Spartans
Triple: [Michigan State University Athletic Department, usesNickname, Spartans]
Generated description
Spartans is the nickname for the athletic teams representing Michigan State University in collegiate sports.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spartans
Target entity description: Spartans is the nickname for the athletic teams representing Michigan State University in collegiate sports.
  • A. Spartans chosen
    Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, most prominently known for their NCAA Division I football program and distinctive green and white identity.
  • B. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing San Jose State University in collegiate sports.
  • C. Spartans
    Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
  • D. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname of the men's basketball team representing Manchester University in intercollegiate competition.
  • E. Spartans
    Spartans is the mascot name representing the athletic teams of the University of South Carolina Upstate.
  • 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_69d6aaffec6881908bead509e8621742 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a4edced48190b7a59dd45921828e completed April 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f0199f595081908c10ecd7dd3900e7 completed April 28, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f01d7ab930819095eaae226ab55b80 completed April 28, 2026, 2:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f043ddbfe481908e0c439dbd3e944f completed April 28, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.