Triple
T7358204
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Providence Steamrollers |
E169679
|
entity |
| Predicate | precursorToLeague |
P8303
|
FINISHED |
| Object | National Basketball Association |
E2067
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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 Basketball Association | Statement: [Providence Steamrollers, precursorToLeague, National Basketball Association]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Basketball Association Context triple: [Providence Steamrollers, precursorToLeague, National Basketball Association]
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A.
National Basketball Association
chosen
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
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B.
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.
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C.
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
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D.
National Basketball Players Association
The National Basketball Players Association is the labor union that represents NBA players in collective bargaining, working conditions, and player rights.
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E.
National Basketball League
The National Basketball League is Australia's premier professional men's basketball competition, featuring teams from across the country and occasionally New Zealand.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: precursorToLeague Context triple: [Providence Steamrollers, precursorToLeague, National Basketball Association]
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A.
isPrecursorLeagueOf
Indicates that one league historically preceded and led to the formation or evolution of another league.
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B.
predecessorStateLeague
Indicates that one league served as the previous or former league organization before the current league.
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C.
formerLeague
Indicates that an entity previously belonged to or participated in a particular league but is no longer a member.
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D.
previousLeagueNameContext
Indicates that the predicate specifies the contextual information or circumstances under which a league previously had a particular name.
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E.
playedInLeagueThatBecame
chosen
Indicates that an entity participated in a sports league which later transformed into, merged into, or was rebranded as another specified league.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69c68a59f2288190877ca15c19b1e822 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f26d6d6081909c7272a9ccae0d97 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c802b69cb4819096815b1fac284840 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:32 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6f02d36108190bcb34a95e6a30bd7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:06 p.m.