Triple
T12994297
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Waterloo Hawks |
E321993
|
entity |
| Predicate | playedIn |
P2170
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Basketball League 1948–1949
The National Basketball League 1948–1949 season was a professional basketball campaign in the pre-NBA era, featuring Midwestern teams like the Waterloo Hawks before the league merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA.
|
E1013302
|
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: National Basketball League 1948–1949 | Statement: [Waterloo Hawks, playedIn, National Basketball League 1948–1949]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Basketball League 1948–1949 Context triple: [Waterloo Hawks, playedIn, National Basketball League 1948–1949]
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A.
National Basketball League 1946–47 season
The National Basketball League 1946–47 season was the inaugural campaign of the NBL as a professional basketball league in the United States, featuring teams such as the Buffalo Bisons in early postwar competition.
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B.
American Basketball League (1944–1947)
The American Basketball League (1944–1947) was a short-lived professional basketball league in the United States that operated in the mid-1940s and featured several prominent early franchises.
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C.
American Basketball League (1925–1955)
The American Basketball League (1925–1955) was an early professional basketball league in the United States that served as a key predecessor to later major pro leagues and helped shape the development of the sport.
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D.
National Basketball League of Canada
The National Basketball League of Canada is a professional men's basketball league and the top-tier domestic competition in Canada.
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E.
American Basketball League
The American Basketball League was a short-lived professional women's basketball league in the United States that operated in the mid-1990s as an early competitor to the WNBA.
- 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: National Basketball League 1948–1949 Triple: [Waterloo Hawks, playedIn, National Basketball League 1948–1949]
Generated description
The National Basketball League 1948–1949 season was a professional basketball campaign in the pre-NBA era, featuring Midwestern teams like the Waterloo Hawks before the league merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Basketball League 1948–1949 Target entity description: The National Basketball League 1948–1949 season was a professional basketball campaign in the pre-NBA era, featuring Midwestern teams like the Waterloo Hawks before the league merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA.
-
A.
National Basketball League 1946–47 season
The National Basketball League 1946–47 season was the inaugural campaign of the NBL as a professional basketball league in the United States, featuring teams such as the Buffalo Bisons in early postwar competition.
-
B.
American Basketball League (1944–1947)
The American Basketball League (1944–1947) was a short-lived professional basketball league in the United States that operated in the mid-1940s and featured several prominent early franchises.
-
C.
American Basketball League (1925–1955)
The American Basketball League (1925–1955) was an early professional basketball league in the United States that served as a key predecessor to later major pro leagues and helped shape the development of the sport.
-
D.
National Basketball League of Canada
The National Basketball League of Canada is a professional men's basketball league and the top-tier domestic competition in Canada.
-
E.
American Basketball League
The American Basketball League was a short-lived professional basketball league in the United States that operated in the early 1960s as an alternative to 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_69d8076479b8819090afce3591939cdf |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d97e7877f481908a03f1077600e58a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6b8fd5f44819087df1163b8f703ec |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6b9dcd5cc8190bff5bd153c007866 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6bb337b708190a874cec01d588236 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:04 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:44 p.m.