Triple
T7837779
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David D. McKiernan |
E181728
|
entity |
| Predicate | educatedAt |
P5
|
FINISHED |
| Object | College of William & Mary |
E23733
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: College of William & Mary | Statement: [David D. McKiernan, educatedAt, College of William & Mary]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: College of William & Mary Context triple: [David D. McKiernan, educatedAt, College of William & Mary]
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A.
College of William & Mary
chosen
The College of William & Mary is a historic public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, recognized as the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and noted for its strong liberal arts and professional programs.
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B.
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a prestigious public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson and renowned for its historic campus and strong academic programs.
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C.
University of Richmond
The University of Richmond is a private liberal arts university known for its strong undergraduate programs, especially in business, leadership, and the liberal arts, and its picturesque campus.
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D.
Washington College
Washington College is a historic liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland, known as the first college chartered in the newly independent United States and for its association with George Washington.
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E.
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts university in Lexington, Virginia, known for its strong undergraduate programs, historic campus, and highly regarded School of Law.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca8284a25c8190a1a20afad30da792 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb14c336f08190a21a3fcaa7269457 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 12:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5ab573c88190bf6a1745ca5cc7b5 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:46 p.m.