Triple

T1769303
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Iowa State College E38836 entity
Predicate locatedIn P40 FINISHED
Object Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa is a central Iowa city best known as the home of Iowa State University and a major hub for education, research, and agriculture.
E201628 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: Ames, Iowa | Statement: [Iowa State College, locatedIn, Ames, Iowa]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ames, Iowa
Context triple: [Iowa State College, locatedIn, Ames, Iowa]
  • A. Ames
    Ames is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
  • B. Davenport, Iowa
    Davenport, Iowa is a major city along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, known as part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and a regional hub for commerce and culture.
  • C. Urbandale, Iowa
    Urbandale, Iowa is a suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and family-friendly community.
  • D. West Des Moines, Iowa
    West Des Moines, Iowa is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its strong economy, retail and business centers, and high quality of life.
  • E. Iowa City, Iowa
    Iowa City, Iowa is a mid-sized Midwestern city best known as the home of the University of Iowa and a UNESCO City of Literature.
  • 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: Ames, Iowa
Triple: [Iowa State College, locatedIn, Ames, Iowa]
Generated description
Ames, Iowa is a central Iowa city best known as the home of Iowa State University and a major hub for education, research, and agriculture.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ames, Iowa
Target entity description: Ames, Iowa is a central Iowa city best known as the home of Iowa State University and a major hub for education, research, and agriculture.
  • A. Ames
    Ames is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
  • B. Davenport, Iowa
    Davenport, Iowa is a major city along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, known as part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and a regional hub for commerce and culture.
  • C. Urbandale, Iowa
    Urbandale, Iowa is a suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and family-friendly community.
  • D. West Des Moines, Iowa
    West Des Moines, Iowa is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its strong economy, retail and business centers, and high quality of life.
  • E. Iowa City, Iowa
    Iowa City, Iowa is a mid-sized Midwestern city best known as the home of the University of Iowa and a UNESCO City of Literature.
  • 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_69a8862e61708190af97b9838cc3f5de completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa648d9f2c8190aca4884648a69eb0 completed March 6, 2026, 5:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adb5c727e48190b934e9b97b084c7a completed March 8, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adb8b3c0a48190bf5f3a32d8862c54 completed March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adb97b8c8081909a806d16efd5882b completed March 8, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.