Triple

T913147
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rice University Department of Athletics E19708 entity
Predicate nicknameOfTeams P5076 FINISHED
Object Owls
The Owls are the athletic teams representing Rice University in NCAA collegiate sports.
E108683 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: Owls | Statement: [Rice University Department of Athletics, nicknameOfTeams, Owls]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Owls
Context triple: [Rice University Department of Athletics, nicknameOfTeams, Owls]
  • A. Martlets
    Martlets is the name of McGill University's women's varsity sports teams, known for their strong athletic tradition in Canadian university sports.
  • B. Blakiston's fish owl
    Blakiston's fish owl is a massive, endangered species of fish-eating owl native to northeastern Asia, known as one of the world's largest owl species and a specialist of riverine and old-growth forest habitats.
  • C. Hawk
    The Hawk is a bird of prey commonly symbolizing keen vision, strength, and agility, and serves as the mascot for various schools and sports teams.
  • D. Murg
    The Murg is a river in Germany’s Black Forest region, known for its steep valleys, hydroelectric use, and scenic landscapes.
  • E. Eagle
    The Eagle is a historic U.S. gold coin denomination, traditionally valued at ten dollars and widely minted in the 19th and early 20th 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: Owls
Triple: [Rice University Department of Athletics, nicknameOfTeams, Owls]
Generated description
The Owls are the athletic teams representing Rice University in NCAA collegiate sports.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Owls
Target entity description: The Owls are the athletic teams representing Rice University in NCAA collegiate sports.
  • A. Martlets
    Martlets is the name of McGill University's women's varsity sports teams, known for their strong athletic tradition in Canadian university sports.
  • B. Blakiston's fish owl
    Blakiston's fish owl is a massive, endangered species of fish-eating owl native to northeastern Asia, known as one of the world's largest owl species and a specialist of riverine and old-growth forest habitats.
  • C. Hawk
    The Hawk is a bird of prey commonly symbolizing keen vision, strength, and agility, and serves as the mascot for various schools and sports teams.
  • D. Murg
    The Murg is a river in Germany’s Black Forest region, known for its steep valleys, hydroelectric use, and scenic landscapes.
  • E. Eagle
    The Eagle is a historic U.S. gold coin denomination, traditionally valued at ten dollars and widely minted in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: nicknameOfTeams
Context triple: [Rice University Department of Athletics, nicknameOfTeams, Owls]
  • A. teamNickname chosen
    Indicates the commonly used informal or symbolic name by which a team is known.
  • B. notableTeamNickname
    Indicates that a team is commonly known by a particular nickname that is notable or widely recognized.
  • C. teamName
    Indicates the relationship that assigns or associates a specific name with a particular team.
  • D. abbreviationOfTeam
    Indicates that one term is an abbreviation or shortened form of a team’s full name.
  • E. cityTeam2
    Indicates that a team is based in, represents, or is associated with a particular city.
  • 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_69a4939f91a08190ba68c2c81eab90fe completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b2f605bc8190a5245aa2ca55cf43 completed March 1, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7cf5e59588190b9d2bb00adf5c871 completed March 4, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7d037e4608190a898b872cc3bfd8d completed March 4, 2026, 6:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7d0b60f6881908060455f4a9b4ec6 completed March 4, 2026, 6:27 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4b2918ea881908698020b995a8eae completed March 1, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.