Triple
T1263691
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richard C. Tolman |
E12555
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | West Newton, Massachusetts, United States |
E33887
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: West Newton, Massachusetts, United States | Statement: [Richard C. Tolman, placeOfBirth, West Newton, Massachusetts, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Newton, Massachusetts, United States Context triple: [Richard C. Tolman, placeOfBirth, West Newton, Massachusetts, United States]
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A.
Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts
Riverside is a village in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, known primarily as the western terminus and park-and-ride hub of the MBTA Green Line D branch.
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B.
Westwood, Massachusetts, United States
Westwood, Massachusetts, United States is a suburban town southwest of Boston known for its residential character, strong public schools, and affluent community.
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C.
City of Newton, Massachusetts
The City of Newton, Massachusetts is a suburban municipality just west of Boston, known for its village-style neighborhoods, strong public schools, and affluent residential character.
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D.
West Newton
chosen
West Newton is a residential village and historic neighborhood within the city of Newton, Massachusetts.
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E.
West Newton
West Newton is a small village in Norfolk, England, known for its rural character and proximity to the royal Sandringham Estate.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a4933352e08190ac617291985e76c0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bfc8d6908190a5b2cf1051cc6d5e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acc61df4b48190aa142f30026e6580 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.