Triple

T11803223
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michigan State Spartans E280679 entity
Predicate nickname P55 FINISHED
Object Spartans
Spartans are the athletic teams representing Michigan State University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their success in football and basketball.
 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 Spartans, nickname, Spartans]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spartans
Context triple: [Michigan State Spartans, nickname, Spartans]
  • A. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname of the men's basketball team representing Manchester University in intercollegiate competition.
  • B. Spartans
    Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
  • C. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing San Jose State University in collegiate sports.
  • D. Spartans
    Spartans were the inhabitants of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, renowned for their militaristic society, rigorous training, and pivotal role in classical Greek warfare and politics.
  • E. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in NCAA 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 Spartans, nickname, Spartans]
Generated description
Spartans are the athletic teams representing Michigan State University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their success in football and basketball.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spartans
Target entity description: Spartans are the athletic teams representing Michigan State University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their success in football and basketball.
  • 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 are the athletic teams representing Case Western Reserve University in NCAA Division III competition.
  • D. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of Tampa in collegiate sports.
  • 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_69d6ab26aae88190b2489efcb2a24234 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a5a5a2048190b68027f622366079 completed April 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f1314300248190847b9c61bbfda121 completed April 28, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f141b1c50c819081a8055d951a49de completed April 28, 2026, 11:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f14fcb63208190ad1185ad66314fa9 completed April 29, 2026, 12:24 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.