Triple

T1489105
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William James E29534 entity
Predicate awardReceived P11 FINISHED
Object Honorary degree from Oxford University
An honorary degree from Oxford University is a prestigious academic honor conferred by the University of Oxford to recognize an individual's outstanding contributions to scholarship, public life, or culture.
E173117 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: Honorary degree from Oxford University | Statement: [William James, awardReceived, Honorary degree from Oxford University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Honorary degree from Oxford University
Context triple: [William James, awardReceived, Honorary degree from Oxford University]
  • A. Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University
    An Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University is a prestigious academic honor conferred by Harvard to recognize individuals’ exceptional contributions to fields such as scholarship, the arts, public service, or global leadership.
  • B. Honorary Doctorate from Yale University
    The Honorary Doctorate from Yale University is a prestigious academic honor conferred by Yale to recognize individuals for exceptional contributions to their fields or to society at large.
  • C. Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
    The Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is the head of this constituent college of the University of Cambridge, responsible for its overall leadership, governance, and academic direction.
  • D. Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year
    Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year is an honor bestowed by Harvard University to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes and the promotion of human rights worldwide.
  • E. High Steward of the University of Cambridge
    The High Steward of the University of Cambridge is a senior ceremonial and judicial officer of the university, traditionally held by a distinguished public figure who advises on legal and constitutional matters.
  • 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: Honorary degree from Oxford University
Triple: [William James, awardReceived, Honorary degree from Oxford University]
Generated description
An honorary degree from Oxford University is a prestigious academic honor conferred by the University of Oxford to recognize an individual's outstanding contributions to scholarship, public life, or culture.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Honorary degree from Oxford University
Target entity description: An honorary degree from Oxford University is a prestigious academic honor conferred by the University of Oxford to recognize an individual's outstanding contributions to scholarship, public life, or culture.
  • A. Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University
    An Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University is a prestigious academic honor conferred by Harvard to recognize individuals’ exceptional contributions to fields such as scholarship, the arts, public service, or global leadership.
  • B. Honorary Doctorate from Yale University
    The Honorary Doctorate from Yale University is a prestigious academic honor conferred by Yale to recognize individuals for exceptional contributions to their fields or to society at large.
  • C. Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
    The Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is the head of this constituent college of the University of Cambridge, responsible for its overall leadership, governance, and academic direction.
  • D. Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year
    Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year is an honor bestowed by Harvard University to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes and the promotion of human rights worldwide.
  • E. High Steward of the University of Cambridge
    The High Steward of the University of Cambridge is a senior ceremonial and judicial officer of the university, traditionally held by a distinguished public figure who advises on legal and constitutional matters.
  • 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_69a498da82e08190ba833330d05f380f completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c6a6095481909e9d406ac9a41828 completed March 1, 2026, 11:07 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad232f4b80819095a608816d4d2a34 completed March 8, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad2501b82481908133bd9233a84267 completed March 8, 2026, 7:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad2589c01081909f4b5cff5fe650e1 completed March 8, 2026, 7:30 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.