Triple

T4891967
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ball State University E109584 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Eastern Indiana Normal School
Eastern Indiana Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
 E479790 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: Eastern Indiana Normal School | Statement: [Ball State University, formerName, Eastern Indiana Normal School]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Eastern Indiana Normal School
Context triple: [Ball State University, formerName, Eastern Indiana Normal School]
  • A. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • B. Indiana University Kokomo
    Indiana University Kokomo is a regional campus of Indiana University located in Kokomo, Indiana, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
  • C. Lincoln Normal School of Marion
    Lincoln Normal School of Marion was a historically significant teacher-training institution for African Americans in Alabama that evolved into what is now Alabama State University.
  • D. University of Indianapolis
    The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs and strong ties to the local community.
  • E. Michigan State Normal School
    Michigan State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Eastern Michigan University.
  • 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: Eastern Indiana Normal School
Triple: [Ball State University, formerName, Eastern Indiana Normal School]
Generated description
Eastern Indiana Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Eastern Indiana Normal School
Target entity description: Eastern Indiana Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
  • A. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • B. Indiana University Kokomo
    Indiana University Kokomo is a regional campus of Indiana University located in Kokomo, Indiana, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
  • C. Lincoln Normal School of Marion
    Lincoln Normal School of Marion was a historically significant teacher-training institution for African Americans in Alabama that evolved into what is now Alabama State University.
  • D. University of Indianapolis
    The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs and strong ties to the local community.
  • E. Michigan State Normal School
    Michigan State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Eastern Michigan University.
  • 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_69bd4410bbf88190aad50d2451c863d6 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6e2444dc819088d5562e90d16d9b completed March 20, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be6fbf3e74819099910475bbd18734 completed March 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be735ea2cc819085c221b7230db63d completed March 21, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be73b237388190b3502e64e185a26e completed March 21, 2026, 10:32 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.