Triple
T1189636
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merced River |
E25327
|
entity |
| Predicate | cityNamedAfter |
P26180
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Merced, California |
E18241
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Merced, California | Statement: [Merced River, cityNamedAfter, Merced, California]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merced, California Context triple: [Merced River, cityNamedAfter, Merced, California]
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A.
Merced
chosen
Merced is a city in California’s San Joaquin Valley known as a gateway to Yosemite National Park and home to the University of California, Merced.
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B.
Modesto
Modesto is a mid-sized city in California’s Central Valley known for its agricultural economy, historic connection to the railroads, and as the hometown setting inspiration for George Lucas’s film "American Graffiti."
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C.
Turlock
Turlock is a city in California’s Central Valley known for its agricultural economy and proximity to California State University, Stanislaus.
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D.
Visalia, California
Visalia, California is a mid-sized city in California's San Joaquin Valley that serves as a regional hub and primary gateway to Sequoia National Park.
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E.
Soledad, California
Soledad, California is a small agricultural city in Monterey County best known as the primary gateway to Pinnacles National Park.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: cityNamedAfter Context triple: [Merced River, cityNamedAfter, Merced, California]
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A.
hasPlaceNamedAfter
Indicates that one place is named in honor of or derived from the name of another place.
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B.
cityNowKnownAs
Indicates that a city has changed its name and specifies the new name it is currently known by.
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C.
oceanNamedAfter
Indicates that an ocean bears the name of a particular person, place, or entity in whose honor or reference it is named.
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D.
hasHeritageSiteNamedAfter
Indicates that one entity has a heritage site that is named after another entity.
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E.
citySymbolOf
Indicates that a particular city serves as an official symbol or emblem representing another entity, such as a region, organization, or concept.
- 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_69a49427d98881908646d6c63b8cea1e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd57c3c481908bdca483fcaa3297 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae51572d808190b6e2e7a8a3b597f0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:49 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bb5bacc481909e8dfd5215e4711a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a4bd0ab5f88190bb583fc63b4cc150 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.