Triple
T2612224
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bruce Smith |
E58800
|
entity |
| Predicate | retiredJerseyCollege |
P41417
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Virginia Tech Hokies |
E102303
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Virginia Tech Hokies | Statement: [Bruce Smith, retiredJerseyCollege, Virginia Tech Hokies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Tech Hokies Context triple: [Bruce Smith, retiredJerseyCollege, Virginia Tech Hokies]
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A.
Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Virginia in NCAA Division I competition, primarily in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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B.
Virginia Tech
chosen
Virginia Tech is a major public research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, known for its strong engineering programs, large campus community, and prominent athletics.
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C.
VMI Keydets
VMI Keydets is the collective name for the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the Virginia Military Institute in NCAA competition.
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D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
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E.
Virginia State University
Virginia State University is a public historically Black land-grant university located in Petersburg, Virginia.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: retiredJerseyCollege Context triple: [Bruce Smith, retiredJerseyCollege, Virginia Tech Hokies]
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A.
playedCollegeTeam
Indicates that an athlete was a member of and competed for a particular college sports team.
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B.
jerseyRetiredLeagueWide
Indicates that a player's jersey number has been officially retired across an entire league, preventing any team in that league from issuing it again.
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C.
playedCollegeSport
Indicates that the subject participated in an organized college-level sport for the object institution.
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D.
jerseyNumber
Indicates the specific uniform number assigned to and worn by an individual, typically in a sports context.
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E.
dateOfJerseyRetirement
Indicates the date on which a team officially retired an athlete’s jersey number.
- 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_69ab4ac444dc819099614e534dd6021f |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd89325308190985598373eb0d296 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af90817f8c81908c3792bd406c5ce6 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abd80cd7fc81909e9696db2919129f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:47 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69abd891bcd481909af5340a64ff69f9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.