Triple
T1020216
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Palo Alto, California |
E22022
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
El Palo Alto
El Palo Alto is a historic coastal redwood tree in California that serves as the namesake and iconic symbol of the city of Palo Alto.
|
E252091
|
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: El Palo Alto | Statement: [Palo Alto, California, namedAfter, El Palo Alto]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: El Palo Alto Context triple: [Palo Alto, California, namedAfter, El Palo Alto]
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A.
Los Altos
Los Altos is an affluent residential city in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, known for its quiet suburban character and proximity to major Silicon Valley tech hubs.
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B.
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California is a major Silicon Valley city known for its role as a global technology and innovation hub and as the home of Stanford University.
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C.
San Mateo
San Mateo is a city in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, known for its suburban neighborhoods, parks, and role as a commercial and residential hub on the Peninsula.
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D.
Millbrae
Millbrae is a small suburban city in San Mateo County, California, located near San Francisco International Airport along the San Francisco Peninsula.
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E.
Mountain View
Mountain View is a Silicon Valley city in Northern California best known as a major technology hub and the home of companies like Google.
- 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: El Palo Alto Triple: [Palo Alto, California, namedAfter, El Palo Alto]
Generated description
El Palo Alto is a historic coastal redwood tree in California that serves as the namesake and iconic symbol of the city of Palo Alto.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: El Palo Alto Target entity description: El Palo Alto is a historic coastal redwood tree in California that serves as the namesake and iconic symbol of the city of Palo Alto.
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A.
Los Altos
Los Altos is an affluent residential city in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, known for its quiet suburban character and proximity to major Silicon Valley tech hubs.
-
B.
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California is a major Silicon Valley city known for its role as a global technology and innovation hub and as the home of Stanford University.
-
C.
San Mateo
San Mateo is a city in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, known for its suburban neighborhoods, parks, and role as a commercial and residential hub on the Peninsula.
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D.
Millbrae
Millbrae is a small suburban city in San Mateo County, California, located near San Francisco International Airport along the San Francisco Peninsula.
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E.
Mountain View
Mountain View is a Silicon Valley city in Northern California best known as a major technology hub and the home of companies like Google.
- 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_69a493d6e380819097b384986ffc315c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b7dbcf7c8190858b2d16a27bd2ff |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae7eb1ce708190b881655b0813a687 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae7f701cc48190a5ca5320ac15117d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae7ff1fb748190961febf3790f03cf |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.