Triple
T1477678
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Providence Steamrollers |
E30879
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedInCompetition |
P29211
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Basketball Association of America |
E979
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Basketball Association of America | Statement: [Providence Steamrollers, foundedInCompetition, Basketball Association of America]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basketball Association of America Context triple: [Providence Steamrollers, foundedInCompetition, Basketball Association of America]
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A.
Basketball Association of America
chosen
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
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B.
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.
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C.
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
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D.
Women’s National Basketball Association
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is the premier professional women’s basketball league in the United States, featuring top female players from around the world.
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E.
California Basketball Association
The California Basketball Association was a former collegiate athletic conference that included teams such as the University of San Francisco men's basketball program.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundedInCompetition Context triple: [Providence Steamrollers, foundedInCompetition, Basketball Association of America]
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A.
usedInCompetition
Indicates that something is employed or utilized as part of a competition or contest.
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B.
beganCompetition
Indicates that an entity initiated or started participating in a competitive event or contest involving others.
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C.
foundedAsRivalOf
Indicates that an entity was established specifically to compete with or challenge another entity.
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D.
hasCompetition
Indicates that one entity is in a state of rivalry or contest with another entity, typically competing for the same goal, resource, or advantage.
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E.
competitionOf
Indicates a relationship where one entity is the competitive event, contest, or rivalry involving another entity.
- 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_69a498fe55a88190ab7f9e40ace88e49 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c605d4c0819088ab06678b2ba6f3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adc986352881909dcc435095bc0f8f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:09 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4c484e52c81908948ff8c0a42751b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a4c57984088190b2c2d2d9cc2e5df9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:11 p.m.