Triple
T4651508
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Virginia Tech |
E102303
|
entity |
| Predicate | athleticsNickname |
P55
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hokies
The Hokies are the athletic teams representing Virginia Tech in collegiate sports.
|
E457893
|
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: Hokies | Statement: [Virginia Tech, athleticsNickname, Hokies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hokies Context triple: [Virginia Tech, athleticsNickname, 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.
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.
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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.
Maryland Terrapins
The Maryland Terrapins are the University of Maryland’s athletic teams, best known for their successful NCAA Division I programs, including a prominent women’s basketball team.
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E.
Tar Heels
The Tar Heels are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, renowned especially for their storied men’s basketball program.
- 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: Hokies Triple: [Virginia Tech, athleticsNickname, Hokies]
Generated description
The Hokies are the athletic teams representing Virginia Tech in collegiate sports.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hokies Target entity description: The Hokies are the athletic teams representing Virginia Tech in collegiate sports.
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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.
-
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.
VMI Keydets
VMI Keydets is the collective name for the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the Virginia Military Institute in NCAA competition.
-
D.
Maryland Terrapins
The Maryland Terrapins are the University of Maryland’s athletic teams, best known for their successful NCAA Division I programs, including a prominent women’s basketball team.
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E.
Tar Heels
The Tar Heels are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, renowned especially for their storied men’s basketball program.
- 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_69bd43d71a308190afea7280841b0de8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd630343f88190954d19fcd18a5864 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdfae7636881908244b86cba1c66b7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdfbc12acc8190b8116a6003abb3e3 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdfc44536c8190a71e52b0690a7570 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:14 p.m.