Triple
T17642637
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William David Snodgrass |
E429269
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Old Dominion University |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Old Dominion University | Statement: [William David Snodgrass, employer, Old Dominion University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Dominion University Context triple: [William David Snodgrass, employer, Old Dominion University]
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A.
Old Dominion University
chosen
Old Dominion University is a public research university known for its diverse academic programs and coastal campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
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B.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
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C.
Virginia State University
Virginia State University is a public historically Black land-grant university located in Petersburg, Virginia.
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D.
Longwood University
Longwood University is a public liberal arts university located in Farmville, Virginia, known for its historic campus and strong focus on undergraduate education.
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E.
Radford University
Radford University is a public university in Radford, Virginia, known for its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs and participation in NCAA Division I athletics.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d889e2c2608190b762e76d9b2262f1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e46de7055c819080d315bb3637882b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:53 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 6:03 a.m.