Triple
T12338401
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of McDowell |
E294152
|
entity |
| Predicate | UnionDepartment |
P1467
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mountain Department
The Mountain Department was a Union Army command during the American Civil War that operated primarily in the mountainous regions of western Virginia and surrounding areas.
|
E978758
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Mountain Department | Statement: [Battle of McDowell, UnionDepartment, Mountain Department]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mountain Department Context triple: [Battle of McDowell, UnionDepartment, Mountain Department]
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A.
Mission Mountains
The Mission Mountains are a rugged, glaciated mountain range in northwestern Montana known for their dramatic peaks, alpine lakes, and protected wilderness areas.
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B.
Mount Scenery
Mount Scenery is a dormant volcano and the highest peak in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located on the Caribbean island of Saba.
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C.
Mountain
Mountain is the nickname of Harlan "Mountain" McClintock, a character from the television series The Twilight Zone.
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D.
Silver Peak Range
Silver Peak Range is a mountain range in western Nevada known for its arid, rugged terrain and historic mining activity.
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E.
Spring Mountains
The Spring Mountains are a prominent mountain range in southern Nevada known for their high peaks, cooler climate, and outdoor recreation opportunities near Las Vegas and Pahrump.
- 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: Mountain Department Triple: [Battle of McDowell, UnionDepartment, Mountain Department]
Generated description
The Mountain Department was a Union Army command during the American Civil War that operated primarily in the mountainous regions of western Virginia and surrounding areas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mountain Department Target entity description: The Mountain Department was a Union Army command during the American Civil War that operated primarily in the mountainous regions of western Virginia and surrounding areas.
-
A.
Mission Mountains
The Mission Mountains are a rugged, glaciated mountain range in northwestern Montana known for their dramatic peaks, alpine lakes, and protected wilderness areas.
-
B.
Mount Scenery
Mount Scenery is a dormant volcano and the highest peak in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located on the Caribbean island of Saba.
-
C.
Mountain
Mountain is the nickname of Harlan "Mountain" McClintock, a character from the television series The Twilight Zone.
-
D.
Silver Peak Range
Silver Peak Range is a mountain range in western Nevada known for its arid, rugged terrain and historic mining activity.
-
E.
Spring Mountains
The Spring Mountains are a prominent mountain range in southern Nevada known for their high peaks, cooler climate, and outdoor recreation opportunities near Las Vegas and Pahrump.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: UnionDepartment Context triple: [Battle of McDowell, UnionDepartment, Mountain Department]
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A.
laterDepartment
Indicates that one department occurs or is considered after another in a defined ordering or sequence.
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B.
governmentBranch
Indicates that one entity functions as an official division or branch within the structure of a government.
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C.
department
chosen
Indicates that one entity functions as an organizational unit or division within another, typically larger, entity.
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D.
cityDepartment
Indicates that one entity is a department that operates within, or is administratively part of, a particular city.
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E.
houseBranch
Indicates that a particular house is a branch, subsidiary, or local unit of a larger parent organization or main house.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69d6ab6ae0dc8190b1522a9c1c55c114 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f678698819091462b44ff3435f6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f62aa7e33c819084e5673a5fb8cac7 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f62c55aacc8190a0544306825bdfab |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f62d51ab8081909c6f534051019dca |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d93ecb5efc819086a3530282278bb1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.