Triple
T20918387
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Towson University |
E515136
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | State Teachers College at Towson |
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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: State Teachers College at Towson | Statement: [Towson University, formerName, State Teachers College at Towson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Teachers College at Towson Context triple: [Towson University, formerName, State Teachers College at Towson]
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A.
Towson University
Towson University is a public research university in Towson, Maryland, known for its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs and competitive NCAA Division I athletics.
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B.
Central State Teachers College
Central State Teachers College was a former name of Central Michigan University during its early years as a teacher-training institution.
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C.
State Teachers College
State Teachers College was the earlier institutional name of what is now the University of Southern Mississippi, a public research university in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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D.
New York College for the Training of Teachers
New York College for the Training of Teachers was the original name of what is now Teachers College, Columbia University, a pioneering institution in professional teacher education.
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E.
Pennsylvania State College for Teachers
Pennsylvania State College for Teachers was a teacher-training institution in Pennsylvania that educated future educators, including notable alumni such as entertainer Gene Kelly.
- 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: State Teachers College at Towson Target entity description: State Teachers College at Towson was the earlier name of what is now Towson University, a Maryland institution that began as a teachers’ college before expanding into a comprehensive public university.
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A.
Towson University
chosen
Towson University is a public research university in Towson, Maryland, known for its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs and competitive NCAA Division I athletics.
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B.
Central State Teachers College
Central State Teachers College was a former name of Central Michigan University during its early years as a teacher-training institution.
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C.
State Teachers College
State Teachers College was the earlier institutional name of what is now the University of Southern Mississippi, a public research university in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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D.
New York College for the Training of Teachers
New York College for the Training of Teachers was the original name of what is now Teachers College, Columbia University, a pioneering institution in professional teacher education.
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E.
Pennsylvania State College for Teachers
Pennsylvania State College for Teachers was a teacher-training institution in Pennsylvania that educated future educators, including notable alumni such as entertainer Gene Kelly.
- F. None of above.
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_69e0b4f9d5ec8190bb2bd27350ed341c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6ec647028819082031eb706a62ad5 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:48 p.m.