Triple
T19712828
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Thundering Herd |
E473390
|
entity |
| Predicate | nicknameOrigin |
P3325
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
derived from "herd" imagery associated with a bison mascot
The Thundering Herd is the athletic nickname most famously associated with Marshall University’s sports teams.
|
E1390946
|
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: derived from "herd" imagery associated with a bison mascot | Statement: [The Thundering Herd, nicknameOrigin, derived from "herd" imagery associated with a bison mascot]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: derived from "herd" imagery associated with a bison mascot Context triple: [The Thundering Herd, nicknameOrigin, derived from "herd" imagery associated with a bison mascot]
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A.
Mascot
Mascot is a small unincorporated community in eastern Knox County, Tennessee, known historically for its ties to mining and quarry operations.
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B.
Mascot
Mascot is an inner-southern suburb of Sydney, Australia, best known for being home to the city's major international airport.
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C.
MASCOT
MASCOT is a small German-French-built lander that accompanied Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission to explore and study the surface of asteroid Ryugu.
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D.
Mascots
Mascots is a 2016 mockumentary comedy film directed by Christopher Guest that follows the quirky competitors in a global mascot competition.
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E.
Texas Longhorns mascot Bevo
Bevo is the live Texas Longhorn steer that serves as the iconic mascot of the University of Texas at Austin’s athletic teams.
- 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: derived from "herd" imagery associated with a bison mascot Triple: [The Thundering Herd, nicknameOrigin, derived from "herd" imagery associated with a bison mascot]
Generated description
The Thundering Herd is the athletic nickname most famously associated with Marshall University’s sports teams.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: derived from "herd" imagery associated with a bison mascot Target entity description: The Thundering Herd is the athletic nickname most famously associated with Marshall University’s sports teams.
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A.
Mascot
Mascot is an inner-southern suburb of Sydney, Australia, best known for being home to the city's major international airport.
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B.
Mascot
Mascot is a small unincorporated community in eastern Knox County, Tennessee, known historically for its ties to mining and quarry operations.
-
C.
MASCOT
MASCOT is a small German-French-built lander that accompanied Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission to explore and study the surface of asteroid Ryugu.
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D.
Mascots
Mascots is a 2016 mockumentary comedy film directed by Christopher Guest that follows the quirky competitors in a global mascot competition.
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E.
Texas Longhorns mascot Bevo
Bevo is the live Texas Longhorn steer that serves as the iconic mascot of the University of Texas at Austin’s athletic teams.
- 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_69d8e516dd048190a0b6c93ea3e71f58 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6440a0f2c8190803ace7f6b4ed6e9 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07ab9ea0708190ba465450a31e5aef |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07ac97c68c819094b8013f6134ba8a |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07ae88e76481908b9a6fda698eec12 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m.