Triple

T14946653

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Fairmont State University	`E372679`	entity
Predicate	formerName	`P65`	FINISHED
Object	West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into what is now Fairmont State University in West Virginia.	`E1128161`	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: West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont | Statement: [Fairmont State University, formerName, West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont
Context triple: [Fairmont State University, formerName, West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont]

A. Bluefield State University
Bluefield State University is a public historically Black college and university (HBCU) known for its engineering, technology, and teacher education programs.
B. West Virginia State College
West Virginia State College is a historically Black public institution in Institute, West Virginia, known for its strong liberal arts and teacher education programs and for producing notable alumni such as NBA pioneer Earl Lloyd.
C. Appalachian Training School for Teachers
Appalachian Training School for Teachers was an early 20th-century teacher-training institution in North Carolina that evolved into what is now Appalachian State University.
D. Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a public, residential college in Keyser, West Virginia, offering primarily two-year and select four-year degree programs as part of the West Virginia University system.
E. West Virginia Northern Community College
West Virginia Northern Community College is a public two-year institution offering associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs to students in the northern region of West Virginia.
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: West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont
Triple: [Fairmont State University, formerName, West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont]

Generated description

West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into what is now Fairmont State University in West Virginia.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont
Target entity description: West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into what is now Fairmont State University in West Virginia.

A. Bluefield State University
Bluefield State University is a public historically Black college and university (HBCU) known for its engineering, technology, and teacher education programs.
B. West Virginia State College
West Virginia State College is a historically Black public institution in Institute, West Virginia, known for its strong liberal arts and teacher education programs and for producing notable alumni such as NBA pioneer Earl Lloyd.
C. Appalachian Training School for Teachers
Appalachian Training School for Teachers was an early 20th-century teacher-training institution in North Carolina that evolved into what is now Appalachian State University.
D. Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a public, residential college in Keyser, West Virginia, offering primarily two-year and select four-year degree programs as part of the West Virginia University system.
E. West Virginia Northern Community College
West Virginia Northern Community College is a public two-year institution offering associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs to students in the northern region of West Virginia.
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_69d85cca979481908747d2a81eba1cea`	completed	April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69ded68e35c481908e47cd68441c5115`	completed	April 15, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69fe7e963c548190b3a06ffbbb3298b2`	completed	May 9, 2026, 12:23 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69fe807eaa208190a478f0d0599ef695`	completed	May 9, 2026, 12:31 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69fe811c14448190b85d94244adcd662`	completed	May 9, 2026, 12:34 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:39 a.m.