Triple
T2687387
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Maxwell Aitken |
E57515
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entity |
| Predicate | educatedAt |
P5
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Mount Allison University (did not graduate)
Mount Allison University is a small, primarily undergraduate liberal arts and science university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
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E288687
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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: Mount Allison University (did not graduate) | Statement: [William Maxwell Aitken, educatedAt, Mount Allison University (did not graduate)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mount Allison University (did not graduate) Context triple: [William Maxwell Aitken, educatedAt, Mount Allison University (did not graduate)]
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A.
Dalhousie University (did not graduate)
Dalhousie University is a major public research university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, known for its comprehensive academic programs and significant contributions to higher education and research.
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B.
Queen's University at Kingston (attended)
Queen's University at Kingston is a prestigious public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, known for its strong academic programs and historic campus.
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C.
Columbia University (did not graduate)
Columbia University (did not graduate) refers to Washington Irving’s incomplete studies at Columbia University, highlighting that he attended the institution but left before earning a degree.
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D.
Yale College (attended, did not graduate)
Yale College (attended, did not graduate) refers to the undergraduate division of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, which some students, such as Samuel J. Tilden, attended without completing a degree.
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E.
Université de Moncton
Université de Moncton is a prominent French-language public university in Canada, recognized as a key center for higher education and francophone culture in New Brunswick.
- 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: Mount Allison University (did not graduate) Triple: [William Maxwell Aitken, educatedAt, Mount Allison University (did not graduate)]
Generated description
Mount Allison University is a small, primarily undergraduate liberal arts and science university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mount Allison University (did not graduate) Target entity description: Mount Allison University is a small, primarily undergraduate liberal arts and science university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
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A.
Dalhousie University (did not graduate)
Dalhousie University is a major public research university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, known for its comprehensive academic programs and significant contributions to higher education and research.
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B.
Queen's University at Kingston (attended)
Queen's University at Kingston is a prestigious public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, known for its strong academic programs and historic campus.
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C.
Columbia University (did not graduate)
Columbia University (did not graduate) refers to Washington Irving’s incomplete studies at Columbia University, highlighting that he attended the institution but left before earning a degree.
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D.
Yale College (attended, did not graduate)
Yale College (attended, did not graduate) refers to the undergraduate division of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, which some students, such as Samuel J. Tilden, attended without completing a degree.
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E.
Université de Moncton
Université de Moncton is a prominent French-language public university in Canada, recognized as a key center for higher education and francophone culture in New Brunswick.
- 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_69ab4a5028388190a36f3baf1588309e |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd9f080108190ab662a3a064cb5a9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afa07228088190bb4942b3a25c938b |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afa0ff9c10819096d06ead6dc87d04 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afa1e4ffb08190a6d96665ee566ea7 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.