UW
E142140
UW is a leading Canadian public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and co-operative education programs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UW canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245799 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UW Context triple: [University of Waterloo, abbreviation, UW]
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A.
UAA
UAA is the stock ticker symbol for Under Armour, an American sportswear and athletic apparel company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
University of Washington
The University of Washington is a major public research university in Seattle known for its strong programs in science, engineering, medicine, and public affairs.
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C.
Seattle University
Seattle University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Seattle, Washington, known for its liberal arts, professional programs, and urban campus.
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D.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and flagship status within the University of Wisconsin System.
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E.
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine and its Cougars athletic teams.
- 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: UW Target entity description: UW is a leading Canadian public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and co-operative education programs.
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A.
UAA
UAA is the stock ticker symbol for Under Armour, an American sportswear and athletic apparel company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
University of Washington
The University of Washington is a major public research university in Seattle known for its strong programs in science, engineering, medicine, and public affairs.
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C.
Seattle University
Seattle University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Seattle, Washington, known for its liberal arts, professional programs, and urban campus.
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D.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and flagship status within the University of Wisconsin System.
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E.
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine and its Cougars athletic teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | public research university ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Association of Commonwealth Universities
ⓘ
U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities ⓘ Universities Canada ⓘ |
| campusType | suburban campus ⓘ |
| colors | black and gold ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| founder |
Gerald Hagey
ⓘ
Ira G. Needles ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| hasCoopSystem | one of the largest post-secondary co-op programs in the world ⓘ |
| hasFaculty |
Conrad Grebel University College
ⓘ
Faculty of Arts ⓘ Faculty of Engineering ⓘ Faculty of Environment ⓘ Faculty of Health ⓘ Faculty of Mathematics ⓘ Faculty of Science ⓘ Renison University College ⓘ St. Jerome’s University ⓘ
linked to:
St. Jerome's University
St. Paul’s University College ⓘ |
| hasMascot | King Warrior ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumniField |
software engineering
ⓘ
technology entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| hasNotableStrength |
industry partnerships
ⓘ
startup ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasResearchPark | David Johnston Research + Technology Park ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-operative education programs
ⓘ
computer science programs ⓘ engineering programs ⓘ innovation and entrepreneurship ⓘ technology transfer ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo, Ontario
|
| nearbyCity |
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Kitchener
|
| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering
ⓘ
Bachelor of Computer Science ⓘ Bachelor of Mathematics ⓘ co-operative education in most undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kitchener–Waterloo–Cambridge metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Region of Waterloo, Ontario
|
| shortName |
UW
ⓘ
UWaterloo ⓘ
linked to:
University of Waterloo
Waterloo ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
co-operative education
ⓘ
computer science ⓘ engineering ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| sportsTeamName | Waterloo Warriors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: UW Description of subject: UW is a leading Canadian public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and co-operative education programs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.