Triple
T18211903
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George Mason Patriots men's volleyball |
E436052
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRival |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball | Statement: [George Mason Patriots men's volleyball, hasRival, Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball Context triple: [George Mason Patriots men's volleyball, hasRival, Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball]
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A.
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Ball State University, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for multiple conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances.
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B.
Ball State University Athletics Department
The Ball State University Athletics Department is the administrative body that oversees and manages the university’s intercollegiate sports programs and related athletic operations.
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C.
Ball State University women's basketball team
The Ball State University women's basketball team is the NCAA Division I women's basketball program representing Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, competing in the Mid-American Conference.
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D.
Ball State Cardinals
The Ball State Cardinals are the athletic teams representing Ball State University in NCAA Division I sports, competing primarily in the Mid-American Conference.
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E.
Ball State University Board of Trustees
The Ball State University Board of Trustees is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball Target entity description: Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball is the NCAA Division I/II men's volleyball program of Ball State University, known as one of the sport’s historic Midwestern powers with a tradition of competitive success.
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A.
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Ball State University, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for multiple conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances.
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B.
Ball State University Athletics Department
The Ball State University Athletics Department is the administrative body that oversees and manages the university’s intercollegiate sports programs and related athletic operations.
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C.
Ball State University women's basketball team
The Ball State University women's basketball team is the NCAA Division I women's basketball program representing Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, competing in the Mid-American Conference.
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D.
Ball State Cardinals
The Ball State Cardinals are the athletic teams representing Ball State University in NCAA Division I sports, competing primarily in the Mid-American Conference.
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E.
Ball State University Board of Trustees
The Ball State University Board of Trustees is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d8b90dba6481908e119eb9aa4ca0cb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4e2296f8081908247a6dd08f99b25 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:32 a.m.