Triple
T19748980
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | ABA playoffs |
E474325
|
entity |
| Predicate | endedBecauseOf |
P694
|
FINISHED |
| Object | ABA–NBA merger |
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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: ABA–NBA merger | Statement: [ABA playoffs, endedBecauseOf, ABA–NBA merger]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ABA–NBA merger Context triple: [ABA playoffs, endedBecauseOf, ABA–NBA merger]
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A.
ABA–NBA merger television revenue agreement
The ABA–NBA merger television revenue agreement was a landmark deal in which the Silna brothers secured a long-term share of NBA television revenues in exchange for folding their ABA franchise, ultimately becoming one of the most lucrative sports business agreements in history.
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B.
NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement is the labor contract between the league and the players’ union that sets the rules for player contracts, salaries, trades, free agency, and other key aspects of NBA operations.
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C.
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
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D.
NFL–AFL merger
The NFL–AFL merger was the 1970 unification of the National Football League and the American Football League into a single league that created the modern NFL structure and led to the establishment of the Super Bowl as a championship game between the two conferences.
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E.
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.
- 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: ABA–NBA merger Target entity description: The ABA–NBA merger was the 1976 agreement that dissolved the American Basketball Association and integrated four of its teams into the National Basketball Association, reshaping professional basketball in the United States.
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A.
ABA–NBA merger television revenue agreement
The ABA–NBA merger television revenue agreement was a landmark deal in which the Silna brothers secured a long-term share of NBA television revenues in exchange for folding their ABA franchise, ultimately becoming one of the most lucrative sports business agreements in history.
-
B.
NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement is the labor contract between the league and the players’ union that sets the rules for player contracts, salaries, trades, free agency, and other key aspects of NBA operations.
-
C.
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
-
D.
NFL–AFL merger
The NFL–AFL merger was the 1970 unification of the National Football League and the American Football League into a single league that created the modern NFL structure and led to the establishment of the Super Bowl as a championship game between the two conferences.
-
E.
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.
- 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e65296fa80819085aa4a18153531cf |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:47 p.m.