Triple

T9808943
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven A. Hawley E238219 entity
Predicate affiliation P10 FINISHED
Object University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Kansas that conducts research and offers degree programs in physics and astronomy.
E822851 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: University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy | Statement: [Steven A. Hawley, affiliation, University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy]

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: University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy
Context triple: [Steven A. Hawley, affiliation, University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy]
  • A. Department of Physics and Astronomy (Purdue University)
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University is an academic department known for research and education in fundamental physics and astrophysics, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
  • B. Department of Physics and Astronomy
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit at Ithaca College offering education and research opportunities in physics, astronomy, and related physical sciences.
  • C. Department of Physics and Astronomy
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit that conducts research and offers education in fundamental physics and astronomical sciences within the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
  • D. Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
    The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy is a major academic division of Heidelberg University specializing in research and education in physics, astronomy, and related scientific fields.
  • E. Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
    The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy is an academic division of Ruhr University Bochum dedicated to research and teaching in physics and astronomical sciences.
  • 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: University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy
Target entity description: The University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Kansas that conducts research and offers degree programs in physics and astronomy.
  • A. Department of Physics and Astronomy (Purdue University)
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University is an academic department known for research and education in fundamental physics and astrophysics, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
  • B. Department of Physics and Astronomy
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit at Ithaca College offering education and research opportunities in physics, astronomy, and related physical sciences.
  • C. Department of Physics and Astronomy
    The Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit that conducts research and offers education in fundamental physics and astronomical sciences within the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
  • D. Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
    The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy is a major academic division of Heidelberg University specializing in research and education in physics, astronomy, and related scientific fields.
  • E. Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
    The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy is an academic division of Ruhr University Bochum dedicated to research and teaching in physics and astronomical sciences.
  • 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: University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy
Triple: [Steven A. Hawley, affiliation, University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy]
Generated description
The University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Kansas that conducts research and offers degree programs in physics and astronomy.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca84defac48190abc1148804f184c1 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cdb21ef32c8190ab4b09d157798451 ner completed
NED1 batch_69d1cc5b4dd8819088c86946b4eb8a39 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69d1cdefca5c8190a673caca42aaa7d0 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69d1cd7f41448190b387109235dbc7f5 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:29 p.m.