Triple

T4369131
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Samford University E98851 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Howard College
Howard College was the original name of Samford University, a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama.
 E432573 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: Howard College | Statement: [Samford University, formerName, Howard College]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Howard College
Context triple: [Samford University, formerName, Howard College]
  • A. Weatherford College
    Weatherford College is a public community college in Weatherford, Texas, known for providing two-year academic and vocational programs serving Parker County and the surrounding region.
  • B. Philander Smith University
    Philander Smith University is a private historically Black liberal arts college located in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • C. Tougaloo College
    Tougaloo College is a historically Black liberal arts institution in Mississippi known for its pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and its strong emphasis on social justice and academic excellence.
  • D. Stillman College
    Stillman College is a private, historically Black liberal arts college located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
  • E. Miles College
    Miles College is a private historically Black liberal arts college located in Fairfield, Alabama.
  • 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: Howard College
Triple: [Samford University, formerName, Howard College]
Generated description
Howard College was the original name of Samford University, a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Howard College
Target entity description: Howard College was the original name of Samford University, a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama.
  • A. Weatherford College
    Weatherford College is a public community college in Weatherford, Texas, known for providing two-year academic and vocational programs serving Parker County and the surrounding region.
  • B. Philander Smith University
    Philander Smith University is a private historically Black liberal arts college located in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • C. Tougaloo College
    Tougaloo College is a historically Black liberal arts institution in Mississippi known for its pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and its strong emphasis on social justice and academic excellence.
  • D. Stillman College
    Stillman College is a private, historically Black liberal arts college located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
  • E. Miles College
    Miles College is a private historically Black liberal arts college located in Fairfield, Alabama.
  • 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_69b3454db3708190aeafd814413c4c3d completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b352052b388190b02cca9a3b480be4 completed March 12, 2026, 11:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5dbd1646c8190b7db5d9a9445633c completed March 14, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5dc587b108190a8e3da0fde98a7ce completed March 14, 2026, 10:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5dcbf4d5081908d24bce8e2769124 completed March 14, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:17 p.m.