Triple

T2427268

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Columbia Radiation Laboratory	`E53558`	entity
Predicate	affiliation	`P10`	FINISHED
Object	Columbia University Department of Physics The Columbia University Department of Physics is a leading academic department renowned for its pioneering research and education in fundamental and applied physics.	`E266179`	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: Columbia University Department of Physics | Statement: [Columbia Radiation Laboratory, affiliation, Columbia University Department of Physics]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Columbia University Department of Physics
Context triple: [Columbia Radiation Laboratory, affiliation, Columbia University Department of Physics]

A. Stanford University Department of Physics
The Stanford University Department of Physics is a leading academic department known for cutting-edge research and education in fundamental and applied physics, closely integrated with major research facilities and collaborations worldwide.
B. MIT Department of Physics
The MIT Department of Physics is a world-renowned academic department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology known for its leading research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
C. Boston University Department of Physics
The Boston University Department of Physics is an academic department known for research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics, including work by prominent theoretical physicists.
D. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Gauhati University is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in physics and related scientific fields.
E. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at the National University of Colombia (Bogotá) is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in physics, offering undergraduate and graduate programs and contributing to scientific development in Colombia.
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: Columbia University Department of Physics
Triple: [Columbia Radiation Laboratory, affiliation, Columbia University Department of Physics]

Generated description

The Columbia University Department of Physics is a leading academic department renowned for its pioneering research and education in fundamental and applied physics.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Columbia University Department of Physics
Target entity description: The Columbia University Department of Physics is a leading academic department renowned for its pioneering research and education in fundamental and applied physics.

A. Stanford University Department of Physics
The Stanford University Department of Physics is a leading academic department known for cutting-edge research and education in fundamental and applied physics, closely integrated with major research facilities and collaborations worldwide.
B. MIT Department of Physics
The MIT Department of Physics is a world-renowned academic department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology known for its leading research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
C. Boston University Department of Physics
The Boston University Department of Physics is an academic department known for research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics, including work by prominent theoretical physicists.
D. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Gauhati University is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in physics and related scientific fields.
E. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Sharif University of Technology is a leading Iranian academic unit known for its strong research and teaching in theoretical and experimental physics.
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_69ab495c44d48190b7235b23719bc3f6`	completed	March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69abc99d0b1c8190bf0a94fa07919d21`	completed	March 7, 2026, 6:45 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69aebf637be4819096874a24e87f84ab`	completed	March 9, 2026, 12:38 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69aec7698e9881909c75137cb5cf2a0c`	completed	March 9, 2026, 1:13 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69aec87df0648190b8099b4eaa3d9b22`	completed	March 9, 2026, 1:17 p.m.

Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.