Triple
T7788191
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hunan Normal University |
E187300
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundingPredecessor |
P43749
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Normal College
National Normal College was an early teacher-training institution in China that later evolved into what is now Hunan Normal University.
|
E692913
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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 Normal College | Statement: [Hunan Normal University, foundingPredecessor, National Normal College]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Normal College Context triple: [Hunan Normal University, foundingPredecessor, National Normal College]
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A.
National Normal University
National Normal University was a teacher-training institution in Tennessee that played a role in the early education of future U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Cordell Hull.
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B.
Northern State Normal School
Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
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C.
Peabody Normal College
Peabody Normal College was a teacher-training institution in Nashville, Tennessee, that played a key role in educating Southern educators in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Illinois State Normal University
Illinois State Normal University was the original name of Illinois State University, a public institution in Normal, Illinois, that began as a teachers' college.
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E.
Weber Normal College
Weber Normal College was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Weber State University in Utah.
- 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 Normal College Triple: [Hunan Normal University, foundingPredecessor, National Normal College]
Generated description
National Normal College was an early teacher-training institution in China that later evolved into what is now Hunan Normal University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Normal College Target entity description: National Normal College was an early teacher-training institution in China that later evolved into what is now Hunan Normal University.
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A.
National Normal University
National Normal University was a teacher-training institution in Tennessee that played a role in the early education of future U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Cordell Hull.
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B.
Northern State Normal School
Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
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C.
Peabody Normal College
Peabody Normal College was a teacher-training institution in Nashville, Tennessee, that played a key role in educating Southern educators in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Illinois State Normal University
Illinois State Normal University was the original name of Illinois State University, a public institution in Normal, Illinois, that began as a teachers' college.
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E.
Weber Normal College
Weber Normal College was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Weber State University in Utah.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundingPredecessor Context triple: [Hunan Normal University, foundingPredecessor, National Normal College]
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A.
founderOfPredecessor
chosen
Indicates that an entity is the founder of another entity that served as a predecessor to a specified organization or institution.
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B.
historicalEntityPredecessor
Indicates that one historical entity existed or held a role before another, serving as its predecessor in time or sequence.
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C.
foundingAncestor
Indicates that one entity is the original progenitor or earliest known ancestor from whom another entity or lineage descends.
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D.
countryPredecessor
Indicates that one country existed before and was succeeded or replaced by another country in a historical or political sense.
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E.
legalPredecessorFoundedIn
Indicates that one legal predecessor entity was founded or established in a specified time or place.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ca82af2d2c8190963861f5e0b8bf21 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cae7e8a0d08190b6d4ca560681eb35 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 9:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69caf61f77808190a5a1814fe1cb7ae1 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69caf81ff934819094f8089b0bd8dde7 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cafa512e748190a52fe462d3d59f06 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 10:33 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69caa488532c819093ac40bba0b3c7ef |
completed | March 30, 2026, 4:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:24 p.m.