Triple
T1238555
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sam Ervin |
E26603
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthPlace |
P1
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Morganton, North Carolina, United States, is a small city in Burke County known as the birthplace of influential U.S. Senator Sam Ervin and for its historic downtown and foothills setting.
|
E142641
|
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: Morganton, North Carolina, United States | Statement: [Sam Ervin, birthPlace, Morganton, North Carolina, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morganton, North Carolina, United States Context triple: [Sam Ervin, birthPlace, Morganton, North Carolina, United States]
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A.
Monroe, North Carolina
Monroe, North Carolina is a small city in the Charlotte metropolitan area known historically as a railroad and trading center in the Piedmont region.
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B.
Mebane, North Carolina
Mebane, North Carolina is a small city in the Piedmont region known for its historic downtown, growing residential communities, and location along the I-85/I-40 corridor between Greensboro and Durham.
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C.
Mocksville, North Carolina, United States
Mocksville, North Carolina, United States, is a small town in Davie County best known as the birthplace of legendary NFL coach and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs.
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D.
Kinston, North Carolina, United States
Kinston, North Carolina, United States, is a small city in Lenoir County known for its rich basketball tradition and contributions to North Carolina’s cultural and economic history.
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E.
Lenoir, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina is a small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known historically for its furniture manufacturing and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
- 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: Morganton, North Carolina, United States Triple: [Sam Ervin, birthPlace, Morganton, North Carolina, United States]
Generated description
Morganton, North Carolina, United States, is a small city in Burke County known as the birthplace of influential U.S. Senator Sam Ervin and for its historic downtown and foothills setting.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morganton, North Carolina, United States Target entity description: Morganton, North Carolina, United States, is a small city in Burke County known as the birthplace of influential U.S. Senator Sam Ervin and for its historic downtown and foothills setting.
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A.
Monroe, North Carolina
Monroe, North Carolina is a small city in the Charlotte metropolitan area known historically as a railroad and trading center in the Piedmont region.
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B.
Mebane, North Carolina
Mebane, North Carolina is a small city in the Piedmont region known for its historic downtown, growing residential communities, and location along the I-85/I-40 corridor between Greensboro and Durham.
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C.
Mocksville, North Carolina, United States
Mocksville, North Carolina, United States, is a small town in Davie County best known as the birthplace of legendary NFL coach and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs.
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D.
Kinston, North Carolina, United States
Kinston, North Carolina, United States, is a small city in Lenoir County known for its rich basketball tradition and contributions to North Carolina’s cultural and economic history.
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E.
Lenoir, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina is a small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known historically for its furniture manufacturing and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
- 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_69a4948689d08190b3a4a3f388c02148 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf406b988190a12aa26bbcb88d6a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8f7755fc819089e23eca81583885 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac903eb12c8190a4024a71f15b19a4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac916522b081908401b89261f99d50 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.