Triple

T4539659
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sir Timothy Laurence E107495 entity
Predicate almaMater P5 FINISHED
Object University College, University of Durham
University College, University of Durham is a historic constituent college of Durham University in England, renowned for its location in Durham Castle and its strong academic and collegiate traditions.
 E451050 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: University College, University of Durham | Statement: [Sir Timothy Laurence, almaMater, University College, University of Durham]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: University College, University of Durham
Context triple: [Sir Timothy Laurence, almaMater, University College, University of Durham]
  • A. Trevelyan College, Durham University
    Trevelyan College, Durham University is a constituent college of Durham University in England, known for its distinctive hexagonal architecture and strong sense of community.
  • B. Durham University
    Durham University is a prestigious collegiate public research university in Durham, England, renowned for its strong academic reputation and historic campus.
  • C. Van Mildert College, Durham University
    Van Mildert College, Durham University is one of the university’s constituent colleges, known for its strong community ethos and lakeside setting in Durham, England.
  • D. Durham University collegiate system
    The Durham University collegiate system is a distinctive organizational structure in which the university is divided into semi-autonomous residential colleges that provide accommodation, community, and pastoral support alongside central academic departments.
  • E. Durham University Senate
    The Durham University Senate is the institution’s supreme academic authority, responsible for overseeing teaching, research, and academic policy across all its faculties.
  • 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: University College, University of Durham
Triple: [Sir Timothy Laurence, almaMater, University College, University of Durham]
Generated description
University College, University of Durham is a historic constituent college of Durham University in England, renowned for its location in Durham Castle and its strong academic and collegiate traditions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: University College, University of Durham
Target entity description: University College, University of Durham is a historic constituent college of Durham University in England, renowned for its location in Durham Castle and its strong academic and collegiate traditions.
  • A. Trevelyan College, Durham University
    Trevelyan College, Durham University is a constituent college of Durham University in England, known for its distinctive hexagonal architecture and strong sense of community.
  • B. Durham University
    Durham University is a prestigious collegiate public research university in Durham, England, renowned for its strong academic reputation and historic campus.
  • C. Van Mildert College, Durham University
    Van Mildert College, Durham University is one of the university’s constituent colleges, known for its strong community ethos and lakeside setting in Durham, England.
  • D. Durham University collegiate system
    The Durham University collegiate system is a distinctive organizational structure in which the university is divided into semi-autonomous residential colleges that provide accommodation, community, and pastoral support alongside central academic departments.
  • E. Durham University Senate
    The Durham University Senate is the institution’s supreme academic authority, responsible for overseeing teaching, research, and academic policy across all its faculties.
  • 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_69bd43f922788190b7edfa294e39b178 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd57ba327c8190a7f12e14077b1fa7 completed March 20, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdacfff41481908a5c97ab4fcb9259 completed March 20, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdb32911cc8190a8624d54dad6355e completed March 20, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdb3a0bf908190b9a029f47e6be941 completed March 20, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:04 p.m.