Triple
T1135984
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Evanston, Illinois |
E23140
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMotto |
P42
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
“City of Trees”
“City of Trees” is the official motto of Evanston, Illinois, highlighting the city’s notable abundance of trees and green spaces.
|
E130692
|
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: “City of Trees” | Statement: [Evanston, Illinois, hasMotto, “City of Trees”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “City of Trees” Context triple: [Evanston, Illinois, hasMotto, “City of Trees”]
-
A.
City of Trees
City of Trees is a popular nickname for Sacramento, California, highlighting its extensive urban tree canopy and lush greenery.
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B.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
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C.
Green City in the Sun
Green City in the Sun is a popular nickname for Nairobi, highlighting the Kenyan capital’s lush greenery and warm, sunny climate.
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D.
The Lawrence Tree
The Lawrence Tree is a famous painting by Georgia O’Keeffe depicting an upward view into the branches of a towering tree at night, inspired by the landscape at D. H. Lawrence’s New Mexico ranch.
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E.
El Palo Alto tree
El Palo Alto tree is an ancient coastal redwood in Palo Alto, California, historically significant as a landmark for early Spanish explorers and the namesake of the city.
- 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: “City of Trees” Triple: [Evanston, Illinois, hasMotto, “City of Trees”]
Generated description
“City of Trees” is the official motto of Evanston, Illinois, highlighting the city’s notable abundance of trees and green spaces.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “City of Trees” Target entity description: “City of Trees” is the official motto of Evanston, Illinois, highlighting the city’s notable abundance of trees and green spaces.
-
A.
City of Trees
City of Trees is a popular nickname for Sacramento, California, highlighting its extensive urban tree canopy and lush greenery.
-
B.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
-
C.
Green City in the Sun
Green City in the Sun is a popular nickname for Nairobi, highlighting the Kenyan capital’s lush greenery and warm, sunny climate.
-
D.
The Lawrence Tree
The Lawrence Tree is a famous painting by Georgia O’Keeffe depicting an upward view into the branches of a towering tree at night, inspired by the landscape at D. H. Lawrence’s New Mexico ranch.
-
E.
El Palo Alto tree
El Palo Alto tree is an ancient coastal redwood in Palo Alto, California, historically significant as a landmark for early Spanish explorers and the namesake of the city.
- 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_69a493ec75988190b63a11bafaec29b4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bc2300c481908c60fbb1188c37c5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac59ae5f20819093f8acc3ba7a6638 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac5b5e2c688190a7d4998a3ed0f443 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:07 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac5bb6e78c8190a34ecbc246f72ff6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.