Triple

T9150042
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Valparaiso University E219561 entity
Predicate operatedAs P4445 FINISHED
Object Northern Indiana Normal School
Northern Indiana Normal School was the original name of the institution that later became Valparaiso University, a historic Midwestern university known for its strong liberal arts and professional programs.
 E781289 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: Northern Indiana Normal School | Statement: [Valparaiso University, operatedAs, Northern Indiana Normal School]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Northern Indiana Normal School
Context triple: [Valparaiso University, operatedAs, Northern Indiana Normal School]
  • A. Eastern Indiana Normal School
    Eastern Indiana Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
  • B. Indiana Normal School
    Indiana Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
  • C. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • D. Illinois State Normal University
    Illinois State Normal University was the original name of Illinois State University, a public institution in Normal, Illinois, that began as a teachers' college.
  • E. Lincoln Normal School of Marion
    Lincoln Normal School of Marion was a historically significant teacher-training institution for African Americans in Alabama that evolved into what is now Alabama State University.
  • 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: Northern Indiana Normal School
Triple: [Valparaiso University, operatedAs, Northern Indiana Normal School]
Generated description
Northern Indiana Normal School was the original name of the institution that later became Valparaiso University, a historic Midwestern university known for its strong liberal arts and professional programs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Northern Indiana Normal School
Target entity description: Northern Indiana Normal School was the original name of the institution that later became Valparaiso University, a historic Midwestern university known for its strong liberal arts and professional programs.
  • A. Eastern Indiana Normal School
    Eastern Indiana Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
  • B. Indiana Normal School
    Indiana Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
  • C. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • D. Illinois State Normal University
    Illinois State Normal University was the original name of Illinois State University, a public institution in Normal, Illinois, that began as a teachers' college.
  • E. Lincoln Normal School of Marion
    Lincoln Normal School of Marion was a historically significant teacher-training institution for African Americans in Alabama that evolved into what is now Alabama State University.
  • 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_69ca83e121dc81909912bd66953081c5 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cca96908d88190a1d12517f6d1aece completed April 1, 2026, 5:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0483cdd048190904260c44a5810cf completed April 3, 2026, 11:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d049f8cd8c819098bf63cfbe7bcc1c completed April 3, 2026, 11:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d04a58f6288190931a7e4ab3d8ec02 completed April 3, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:20 p.m.