Triple

T6177654

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Northwest University (China)	`E137859`	entity
Predicate	formerName	`P65`	FINISHED
Object	National Northwest Associated University National Northwest Associated University was a wartime Chinese university formed by the temporary merger of several leading institutions that later evolved into Northwest University in China.	`E574489`	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: National Northwest Associated University | Statement: [Northwest University (China), formerName, National Northwest Associated University]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Northwest Associated University
Context triple: [Northwest University (China), formerName, National Northwest Associated University]

A. University of the Northwest
The University of the Northwest, now known as Morningside College, was a former name of the private liberal arts institution located in Sioux City, Iowa.
B. Washington State University
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine and its Cougars athletic teams.
C. Northern State University
Northern State University is a public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs and regional focus on education and community engagement.
D. Oregon University System
The Oregon University System was the former statewide public higher education system that oversaw Oregon’s seven public universities until it was dissolved in the mid-2010s.
E. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is a regional accrediting agency in the United States that evaluates and certifies the quality and standards of higher education institutions in the northwestern states.
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: National Northwest Associated University
Triple: [Northwest University (China), formerName, National Northwest Associated University]

Generated description

National Northwest Associated University was a wartime Chinese university formed by the temporary merger of several leading institutions that later evolved into Northwest University in China.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Northwest Associated University
Target entity description: National Northwest Associated University was a wartime Chinese university formed by the temporary merger of several leading institutions that later evolved into Northwest University in China.

A. University of the Northwest
The University of the Northwest, now known as Morningside College, was a former name of the private liberal arts institution located in Sioux City, Iowa.
B. Washington State University
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine and its Cougars athletic teams.
C. Northern State University
Northern State University is a public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs and regional focus on education and community engagement.
D. Oregon University System
The Oregon University System was the former statewide public higher education system that oversaw Oregon’s seven public universities until it was dissolved in the mid-2010s.
E. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is a regional accrediting agency in the United States that evaluates and certifies the quality and standards of higher education institutions in the northwestern states.
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_69c008a80f748190ba3d07ffc81acb29`	completed	March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69c05dc87bc48190834042d9c41d5b86`	completed	March 22, 2026, 9:23 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69c141bb426881908d5a1451b3619f03`	completed	March 23, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69c1467ef4d48190b714823935318c0a`	completed	March 23, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69c146f59d9881908fdc6c0137f0ead7`	completed	March 23, 2026, 1:58 p.m.

Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:18 p.m.