Triple

T1599628
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tom Thibodeau E34361 entity
Predicate memberOfSportsTeam P330 FINISHED
Object Salem State Vikings men's basketball team
The Salem State Vikings men's basketball team is the collegiate basketball program of Salem State University in Massachusetts, known for its strong Division III tradition and for having produced NBA coach Tom Thibodeau as a former player.
E180656 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: Salem State Vikings men's basketball team | Statement: [Tom Thibodeau, memberOfSportsTeam, Salem State Vikings men's basketball team]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem State Vikings men's basketball team
Context triple: [Tom Thibodeau, memberOfSportsTeam, Salem State Vikings men's basketball team]
  • A. Portland State Vikings men’s basketball
    The Portland State Vikings men’s basketball team represents Portland State University in NCAA Division I competition, primarily as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
  • B. Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball
    Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball is the NCAA Division II men's basketball program of Winston-Salem State University, historically renowned for its success under coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines and Hall of Famer Earl Monroe.
  • C. Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
    Northeastern Huskies men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Northeastern University in Boston, best known for producing standout guard Reggie Lewis, who went on to star for the Boston Celtics.
  • D. Portland State Vikings women’s basketball
    The Portland State Vikings women’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program representing Portland State University in the Big Sky Conference.
  • E. Dartmouth Big Green men’s basketball
    Dartmouth Big Green men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Dartmouth College, competing in the Ivy League and known for its historic conference titles and rivalry games.
  • 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: Salem State Vikings men's basketball team
Triple: [Tom Thibodeau, memberOfSportsTeam, Salem State Vikings men's basketball team]
Generated description
The Salem State Vikings men's basketball team is the collegiate basketball program of Salem State University in Massachusetts, known for its strong Division III tradition and for having produced NBA coach Tom Thibodeau as a former player.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem State Vikings men's basketball team
Target entity description: The Salem State Vikings men's basketball team is the collegiate basketball program of Salem State University in Massachusetts, known for its strong Division III tradition and for having produced NBA coach Tom Thibodeau as a former player.
  • A. Portland State Vikings men’s basketball
    The Portland State Vikings men’s basketball team represents Portland State University in NCAA Division I competition, primarily as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
  • B. Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball
    Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball is the NCAA Division II men's basketball program of Winston-Salem State University, historically renowned for its success under coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines and Hall of Famer Earl Monroe.
  • C. Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
    Northeastern Huskies men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Northeastern University in Boston, best known for producing standout guard Reggie Lewis, who went on to star for the Boston Celtics.
  • D. Portland State Vikings women’s basketball
    The Portland State Vikings women’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program representing Portland State University in the Big Sky Conference.
  • E. Dartmouth Big Green men’s basketball
    Dartmouth Big Green men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Dartmouth College, competing in the Ivy League and known for its historic conference titles and rivalry games.
  • 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_69a885fdcb9c819081ce6f0b8cd477dd completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90948ddb08190a6fc0597198a7946 completed March 5, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad46aafce08190855f8e0b760ab5ac completed March 8, 2026, 9:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad47c7108081908e78a24983353212 completed March 8, 2026, 9:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad481e2c788190af51003898fcbe33 completed March 8, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.