Triple
T5251254
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitman College |
E118591
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerMascot |
P17230
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Missionaries
Missionaries was the former athletic mascot and team name of Whitman College, historically reflecting its religious roots before being replaced due to cultural and representational concerns.
|
E507165
|
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: Missionaries | Statement: [Whitman College, formerMascot, Missionaries]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Missionaries Context triple: [Whitman College, formerMascot, Missionaries]
-
A.
Jesuit missionaries
Jesuit missionaries were members of the Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola who played a major role in global evangelization, education, and cultural exchange from the 16th century onward, particularly in Asia and the Americas.
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B.
Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret, known for their global evangelization, educational, and social outreach work, particularly in former Spanish mission territories.
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C.
Spiritans
The Spiritans, also known as the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, are a Roman Catholic missionary religious congregation dedicated especially to serving the poor and evangelizing in challenging and underserved regions worldwide.
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D.
Missionaries of Africa
The Missionaries of Africa, also known as the White Fathers, are a Roman Catholic missionary society founded in 1868 that focuses on evangelization, education, and social development primarily across the African continent.
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E.
French Marchand Mission
The French Marchand Mission was a late 19th-century French military expedition led by Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand that attempted to secure control of the Upper Nile region in Africa, culminating in the Fashoda Incident with Britain.
- 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: Missionaries Triple: [Whitman College, formerMascot, Missionaries]
Generated description
Missionaries was the former athletic mascot and team name of Whitman College, historically reflecting its religious roots before being replaced due to cultural and representational concerns.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Missionaries Target entity description: Missionaries was the former athletic mascot and team name of Whitman College, historically reflecting its religious roots before being replaced due to cultural and representational concerns.
-
A.
Jesuit missionaries
Jesuit missionaries were members of the Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola who played a major role in global evangelization, education, and cultural exchange from the 16th century onward, particularly in Asia and the Americas.
-
B.
Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret, known for their global evangelization, educational, and social outreach work, particularly in former Spanish mission territories.
-
C.
Spiritans
The Spiritans, also known as the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, are a Roman Catholic missionary religious congregation dedicated especially to serving the poor and evangelizing in challenging and underserved regions worldwide.
-
D.
Missionaries of Africa
The Missionaries of Africa, also known as the White Fathers, are a Roman Catholic missionary society founded in 1868 that focuses on evangelization, education, and social development primarily across the African continent.
-
E.
French Marchand Mission
The French Marchand Mission was a late 19th-century French military expedition led by Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand that attempted to secure control of the Upper Nile region in Africa, culminating in the Fashoda Incident with Britain.
- 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_69bd446978108190bb5f9c5c23d93f88 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7b7b840881908bb1ecb8a0047382 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69befe7005308190a659efbd779c314b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69beff4322308190b252820e7213f05e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69beffe02d208190b857d6aaa4d85dae |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:50 p.m.