Triple

T9468190
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Faculty of Engineering, McGill University E228324 entity
Predicate hasDepartment P35 FINISHED
Object Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University
The Department of Civil Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts research in areas such as structural, environmental, transportation, and geotechnical engineering.
E800582 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University | Statement: [Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, hasDepartment, Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University
Context triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, hasDepartment, Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University]
  • A. Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University
    The Department of Civil Engineering at McMaster University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in civil and environmental engineering within the university’s Faculty of Engineering.
  • B. Faculty of Engineering, McGill University
    The Faculty of Engineering at McGill University is a leading Canadian engineering school offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and related disciplines, known for its strong research output and international reputation.
  • C. Department of Civil Engineering (UBC)
    The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia is a leading academic unit focused on education and research in areas such as structural, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, and water resources engineering.
  • D. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba
    The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as structural, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, and water resources engineering.
  • E. Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick
    The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is an academic unit that offers education and research programs in civil and environmental engineering disciplines.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University
Target entity description: The Department of Civil Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts research in areas such as structural, environmental, transportation, and geotechnical engineering.
  • A. Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University
    The Department of Civil Engineering at McMaster University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in civil and environmental engineering within the university’s Faculty of Engineering.
  • B. Faculty of Engineering, McGill University
    The Faculty of Engineering at McGill University is a leading Canadian engineering school offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and related disciplines, known for its strong research output and international reputation.
  • C. Department of Civil Engineering (UBC)
    The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia is a leading academic unit focused on education and research in areas such as structural, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, and water resources engineering.
  • D. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba
    The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as structural, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, and water resources engineering.
  • E. Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick
    The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is an academic unit that offers education and research programs in civil and environmental engineering disciplines.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University
Triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, hasDepartment, Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University]
Generated description
The Department of Civil Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts research in areas such as structural, environmental, transportation, and geotechnical engineering.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca846fee388190a6ec273fd644b88b elicitation completed
NER batch_69cd7fdf604481909bf7d7d477230ca3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69d122c45ae88190a43d70300bed98da ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69d1246979d88190890e2ccf0fdf63cf ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69d1240e67988190bc16da2c9087775d nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:53 p.m.