Triple
T2191353
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boston University Terriers football team |
E49867
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedUniversityNickname |
P29026
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Boston University Terriers
The Boston University Terriers are the athletic teams that represent Boston University in NCAA Division I sports.
|
E249354
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Boston University Terriers | Statement: [Boston University Terriers football team, associatedUniversityNickname, Boston University Terriers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston University Terriers Context triple: [Boston University Terriers football team, associatedUniversityNickname, Boston University Terriers]
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A.
Boston University Terriers football team
The Boston University Terriers football team was the collegiate football program that represented Boston University in NCAA competition until it was discontinued in 1997.
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B.
Dartmouth Big Green
Dartmouth Big Green is the collective name for the varsity athletic teams representing Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I competition.
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C.
Harvard Crimson
Harvard Crimson is the collective name for Harvard University's varsity athletic teams, which compete in NCAA Division I as part of the Ivy League.
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D.
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA competition.
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E.
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey
The Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships, intense Beanpot Tournament presence, and historic rivalries within Boston's college hockey scene.
- 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: Boston University Terriers Triple: [Boston University Terriers football team, associatedUniversityNickname, Boston University Terriers]
Generated description
The Boston University Terriers are the athletic teams that represent Boston University in NCAA Division I sports.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston University Terriers Target entity description: The Boston University Terriers are the athletic teams that represent Boston University in NCAA Division I sports.
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A.
Boston University Terriers football team
The Boston University Terriers football team was the collegiate football program that represented Boston University in NCAA competition until it was discontinued in 1997.
-
B.
Dartmouth Big Green
Dartmouth Big Green is the collective name for the varsity athletic teams representing Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I competition.
-
C.
Harvard Crimson
Harvard Crimson is the collective name for Harvard University's varsity athletic teams, which compete in NCAA Division I as part of the Ivy League.
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D.
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA competition.
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E.
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey
The Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships, intense Beanpot Tournament presence, and historic rivalries within Boston's college hockey scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: associatedUniversityNickname Context triple: [Boston University Terriers football team, associatedUniversityNickname, Boston University Terriers]
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A.
associatedInstitutionNickname
chosen
Indicates that an institution is commonly known or referred to by a particular nickname.
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B.
notableTeamNickname
Indicates that a team is commonly known by a particular nickname that is notable or widely recognized.
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C.
universityAbbreviation
Indicates that one term is the standard shortened or abbreviated form of the name of a university.
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D.
academyNickname
Indicates that an entity is known by a particular informal or colloquial nickname within an academy or academic institution context.
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E.
nicknameForAlumni
Indicates that a particular nickname is used to refer to or represent an alumnus or group of alumni of an institution.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a88aaba3c48190b351cab9b26989ff |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbf3f5e008190beda3ce5d77209e0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae71b3eed081909a09bf1ef622fad8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae722367548190ace7f9e1beef355d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae7290181c8190b8fa11109790e67c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:11 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abbda52328819089c7ab111bebb0ca |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.