Triple

T21757187
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Science at Western University E537071 entity
Predicate hasDepartment P35 FINISHED
Object Department of Earth Sciences
The Department of Earth Sciences at Western University is an academic unit focused on teaching and research in geology, geophysics, and related Earth and environmental sciences.
E1501831 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: Department of Earth Sciences | Statement: [Science at Western University, hasDepartment, Department of Earth Sciences]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Earth Sciences
Context triple: [Science at Western University, hasDepartment, Department of Earth Sciences]
  • A. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences is a specialized research and academic division within the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences focused on studying the planet’s geological, geophysical, and related natural processes.
  • B. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences is an academic unit focused on studying the structure, processes, and history of the Earth, typically encompassing fields such as geology, geophysics, and geochemistry.
  • C. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences is an academic unit at the University of Hong Kong specializing in the study and research of geology, geophysics, and related Earth systems.
  • D. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences is an academic unit at the University of Zurich dedicated to research and teaching in geology, geophysics, and related Earth and environmental sciences.
  • E. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar is an academic unit focused on research and education in geology, geophysics, climate science, and related Earth system studies.
  • 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: Department of Earth Sciences
Triple: [Science at Western University, hasDepartment, Department of Earth Sciences]
Generated description
The Department of Earth Sciences at Western University is an academic unit focused on teaching and research in geology, geophysics, and related Earth and environmental sciences.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Earth Sciences
Target entity description: The Department of Earth Sciences at Western University is an academic unit focused on teaching and research in geology, geophysics, and related Earth and environmental sciences.
  • A. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences is an academic unit focused on studying the structure, processes, and history of the Earth, typically encompassing fields such as geology, geophysics, and geochemistry.
  • B. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences is an academic unit at the University of Zurich dedicated to research and teaching in geology, geophysics, and related Earth and environmental sciences.
  • C. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences is an academic unit at Tel Aviv University dedicated to research and teaching in geology, geophysics, atmospheric sciences, and related Earth systems.
  • D. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences is an academic unit at the University of Hong Kong specializing in the study and research of geology, geophysics, and related Earth systems.
  • E. Department of Earth Sciences
    The Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London is an academic department focused on teaching and research in geology, geophysics, and related Earth and environmental sciences.
  • 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_69e0c46eab808190b848242d63a17c47 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f01d8f64d881909cf10fd420153b09 completed April 28, 2026, 2:38 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a3e68562c8190b60115937a329557 completed May 17, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a3f5813a081909f253f04ca218559 completed May 17, 2026, 10:21 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a400831d881909631e1accd5618f1 completed May 17, 2026, 10:24 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:50 p.m.