Triple
T6227198
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Volgenau School of Engineering |
E139262
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Volgenau family
The Volgenau family is a philanthropic American family known for its significant contributions to engineering education and support of George Mason University.
|
E577417
|
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: Volgenau family | Statement: [Volgenau School of Engineering, namedAfter, Volgenau family]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Volgenau family Context triple: [Volgenau School of Engineering, namedAfter, Volgenau family]
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A.
Calvert family
The Calvert family was an influential English noble lineage that held the title of Lords Baltimore and served as the proprietors and rulers of colonial Maryland.
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B.
Lewis family
The Lewis family is a central, long-running fictional clan on the American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for its influential role in the show's major storylines and interfamily dramas.
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C.
Forrester family
The Forrester family is a central fictional dynasty in the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful," known for running the high-fashion house Forrester Creations and for their dramatic personal and professional entanglements.
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D.
Stephen family
The Stephen family was a prominent British intellectual and literary family of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, closely associated with the Bloomsbury Group and including figures such as Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
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E.
North family
The North family is a prominent English aristocratic lineage that produced several notable statesmen and peers, particularly influential in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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: Volgenau family Triple: [Volgenau School of Engineering, namedAfter, Volgenau family]
Generated description
The Volgenau family is a philanthropic American family known for its significant contributions to engineering education and support of George Mason University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Volgenau family Target entity description: The Volgenau family is a philanthropic American family known for its significant contributions to engineering education and support of George Mason University.
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A.
Calvert family
The Calvert family was an influential English noble lineage that held the title of Lords Baltimore and served as the proprietors and rulers of colonial Maryland.
-
B.
Lewis family
The Lewis family is a central, long-running fictional clan on the American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for its influential role in the show's major storylines and interfamily dramas.
-
C.
Forrester family
The Forrester family is a central fictional dynasty in the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful," known for running the high-fashion house Forrester Creations and for their dramatic personal and professional entanglements.
-
D.
Stephen family
The Stephen family was a prominent British intellectual and literary family of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, closely associated with the Bloomsbury Group and including figures such as Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
-
E.
North family
The North family is a prominent English aristocratic lineage that produced several notable statesmen and peers, particularly influential in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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_69c008afd3148190b71e9eaa60420dd1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c062d5403081908effc8330bda3f0a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c20dda7f80819085c0d6501a54f931 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c211420c108190a868fa53877580b7 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c211d546348190b3954e3462b90a5f |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:22 p.m.