Triple
T1955646
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Washington State University |
E42260
|
entity |
| Predicate | landGrantDesignation |
P17831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Morrill Act of 1862
The Morrill Act of 1862 is a landmark U.S. federal law that created the land-grant university system by granting public lands to states to fund colleges focused on agriculture, science, and engineering.
|
E218438
|
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: Morrill Act of 1862 | Statement: [Washington State University, landGrantDesignation, Morrill Act of 1862]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morrill Act of 1862 Context triple: [Washington State University, landGrantDesignation, Morrill Act of 1862]
-
A.
Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 was a landmark U.S. law that encouraged westward expansion by granting settlers ownership of public land, typically 160 acres, if they lived on and improved it for a set period.
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B.
Organic Act of 1890
The Organic Act of 1890 was a U.S. federal law that organized Oklahoma Territory and restructured governance in the adjacent Indian Territory, laying groundwork for the future state of Oklahoma.
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C.
Webb–Kenyon Act
The Webb–Kenyon Act was a 1913 U.S. federal law that strengthened state alcohol prohibition by banning the interstate shipment of liquor into dry states, playing a key role in the lead-up to national Prohibition.
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D.
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
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E.
Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862
The Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862 was a landmark U.S. federal law that authorized construction of the first transcontinental railroad and provided government support through land grants and bonds.
- 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: Morrill Act of 1862 Triple: [Washington State University, landGrantDesignation, Morrill Act of 1862]
Generated description
The Morrill Act of 1862 is a landmark U.S. federal law that created the land-grant university system by granting public lands to states to fund colleges focused on agriculture, science, and engineering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morrill Act of 1862 Target entity description: The Morrill Act of 1862 is a landmark U.S. federal law that created the land-grant university system by granting public lands to states to fund colleges focused on agriculture, science, and engineering.
-
A.
Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 was a landmark U.S. law that encouraged westward expansion by granting settlers ownership of public land, typically 160 acres, if they lived on and improved it for a set period.
-
B.
Organic Act of 1890
The Organic Act of 1890 was a U.S. federal law that organized Oklahoma Territory and restructured governance in the adjacent Indian Territory, laying groundwork for the future state of Oklahoma.
-
C.
Webb–Kenyon Act
The Webb–Kenyon Act was a 1913 U.S. federal law that strengthened state alcohol prohibition by banning the interstate shipment of liquor into dry states, playing a key role in the lead-up to national Prohibition.
-
D.
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
-
E.
Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862
The Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862 was a landmark U.S. federal law that authorized construction of the first transcontinental railroad and provided government support through land grants and bonds.
- 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_69a8870eea088190a38781990812a9bc |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb37b4a38819099f98be92be91ade |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbca5a7081908f3fa8eaa8f5aa3d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc6bd8e08190a065a89ab3412126 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfcee414c8190b1a0574f6bd55602 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.