Triple

T4287106
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norfolk State University E97294 entity
Predicate hasAthleticsTeam P330 FINISHED
Object Norfolk State Spartans football
Norfolk State Spartans football is the NCAA Division I FCS college football program representing Norfolk State University, competing primarily in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
 E426045 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: Norfolk State Spartans football | Statement: [Norfolk State University, hasAthleticsTeam, Norfolk State Spartans football]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norfolk State Spartans football
Context triple: [Norfolk State University, hasAthleticsTeam, Norfolk State Spartans football]
  • A. Norfolk State University
    Norfolk State University is a public historically Black university known for its academic programs and cultural impact in southeastern Virginia.
  • B. Richmond Spiders
    The Richmond Spiders are the University of Richmond’s NCAA Division I athletic teams, best known for their distinctive spider mascot and competitive basketball and football programs.
  • C. North Carolina Central Eagles football
    North Carolina Central Eagles football is the college football program representing North Carolina Central University in NCAA Division I FCS competition.
  • D. Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves
    Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves are the athletic teams representing Alcorn State University, competing in NCAA Division I (FCS) and known for their strong programs and historic HBCU sports traditions.
  • E. North Carolina Patriots
    The North Carolina Patriots were colonial American revolutionaries from North Carolina who opposed British rule and fought for independence during the American Revolutionary War.
  • 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: Norfolk State Spartans football
Triple: [Norfolk State University, hasAthleticsTeam, Norfolk State Spartans football]
Generated description
Norfolk State Spartans football is the NCAA Division I FCS college football program representing Norfolk State University, competing primarily in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norfolk State Spartans football
Target entity description: Norfolk State Spartans football is the NCAA Division I FCS college football program representing Norfolk State University, competing primarily in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
  • A. Norfolk State University
    Norfolk State University is a public historically Black university known for its academic programs and cultural impact in southeastern Virginia.
  • B. Richmond Spiders
    The Richmond Spiders are the University of Richmond’s NCAA Division I athletic teams, best known for their distinctive spider mascot and competitive basketball and football programs.
  • C. North Carolina Central Eagles football
    North Carolina Central Eagles football is the college football program representing North Carolina Central University in NCAA Division I FCS competition.
  • D. Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves
    Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves are the athletic teams representing Alcorn State University, competing in NCAA Division I (FCS) and known for their strong programs and historic HBCU sports traditions.
  • E. North Carolina Patriots
    The North Carolina Patriots were colonial American revolutionaries from North Carolina who opposed British rule and fought for independence during the American Revolutionary War.
  • 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_69b3454595848190a0e6bbb6a2bea040 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3505ef9fc81909c73e64bf77052ce completed March 12, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5b7c8c1ac819086ded38c1abe9b63 completed March 14, 2026, 7:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5b8e9ab9c81909a19062a901e8a1b completed March 14, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5b95cfbdc8190b65cf338aa9abd5b completed March 14, 2026, 7:39 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:08 p.m.