Triple

T9974194
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Portsmouth Spartans E196284 entity
Predicate nickname P55 FINISHED
Object Spartans
Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
 E832343 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Spartans | Statement: [Portsmouth Spartans, nickname, Spartans]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spartans
Context triple: [Portsmouth Spartans, nickname, Spartans]
  • A. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in NCAA intercollegiate sports.
  • B. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname of the men's basketball team representing Manchester University in intercollegiate competition.
  • C. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing San Jose State University in collegiate sports.
  • D. Spartans
    Spartans were the inhabitants of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, renowned for their militaristic society, rigorous training, and pivotal role in classical Greek warfare and politics.
  • E. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of Tampa in collegiate sports.
  • 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: Spartans
Triple: [Portsmouth Spartans, nickname, Spartans]
Generated description
Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spartans
Target entity description: Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
  • A. Spartans
    Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, most prominently known for their NCAA Division I football program and distinctive green and white identity.
  • B. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing San Jose State University in collegiate sports.
  • C. Spartans
    Spartans is the nickname of the men's basketball team representing Manchester University in intercollegiate competition.
  • D. Spartans
    Spartans is the name of the athletic teams representing Pinole Valley High School.
  • E. Spartans
    The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of Tampa in collegiate sports.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69ca82eea2b88190a0e511d21a31f386 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdb849da448190b826cb8fbf2eeb89 completed April 2, 2026, 12:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d23ddcc01c8190bb00ac13cbbbb1fb completed April 5, 2026, 10:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d23eb2971c8190bcdbc31b4ef19816 completed April 5, 2026, 10:51 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d240d7b7e881909183d7c33bd8cb5b completed April 5, 2026, 11 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:48 p.m.