Triple
T1578575
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Donovan |
E33709
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entity |
| Predicate | coachedTeam |
P2169
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Marshall University, known for its up-tempo style and as an early head-coaching stop for future championship coach Billy Donovan.
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E178648
|
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: Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball | Statement: [Billy Donovan, coachedTeam, Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball Context triple: [Billy Donovan, coachedTeam, Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball]
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A.
UAB Blazers men’s basketball team
The UAB Blazers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham, competing in the American Athletic Conference and known for its strong postseason history.
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B.
UAB Blazers football team
The UAB Blazers football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
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C.
Memphis Tigers
The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams representing the University of Memphis, best known for their competitive basketball and football programs.
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D.
UAB Blazers volleyball team
The UAB Blazers volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA competition.
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E.
UAB Blazers baseball team
The UAB Blazers baseball team is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
- 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: Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball Triple: [Billy Donovan, coachedTeam, Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball]
Generated description
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Marshall University, known for its up-tempo style and as an early head-coaching stop for future championship coach Billy Donovan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball Target entity description: Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Marshall University, known for its up-tempo style and as an early head-coaching stop for future championship coach Billy Donovan.
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A.
UAB Blazers men’s basketball team
The UAB Blazers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham, competing in the American Athletic Conference and known for its strong postseason history.
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B.
UAB Blazers football team
The UAB Blazers football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
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C.
Memphis Tigers
The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams representing the University of Memphis, best known for their competitive basketball and football programs.
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D.
UAB Blazers volleyball team
The UAB Blazers volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA competition.
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E.
UAB Blazers baseball team
The UAB Blazers baseball team is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
- 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_69a885f27a4c8190a4622252cdf54c00 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a908d67bd08190afa8c504ed5273ee |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad402e1cc48190bb69628bc63d6f4c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad40e7db808190a94dd9932ea8d6c4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad417c2ff48190af8e62a015b45c6b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.