Triple
T1856133
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitby, Ontario |
E41705
|
entity |
| Predicate | censusDivision |
P10770
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Durham
Durham is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, encompassing several communities east of Toronto including cities like Whitby and Oshawa.
|
E229148
|
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: Durham | Statement: [Whitby, Ontario, censusDivision, Durham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durham Context triple: [Whitby, Ontario, censusDivision, Durham]
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A.
Durham
Durham is a historic cathedral city in northeast England known for its Norman architecture and prestigious university.
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B.
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina is a major city in the Research Triangle region known for Duke University, a strong research and tech economy, and a rich civil rights and tobacco-industry history.
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C.
Durham, New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire is a small New England town best known as the home of the University of New Hampshire and for its historic role in early American history.
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D.
Norfolk
Norfolk is a county in the East of England known for its rural landscapes, historic market towns, and extensive coastline along the North Sea.
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E.
York
York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England, renowned for its medieval architecture, including York Minster, and its rich Roman and Viking heritage.
- 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: Durham Triple: [Whitby, Ontario, censusDivision, Durham]
Generated description
Durham is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, encompassing several communities east of Toronto including cities like Whitby and Oshawa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durham Target entity description: Durham is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, encompassing several communities east of Toronto including cities like Whitby and Oshawa.
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A.
Durham
Durham is a historic cathedral city in northeast England known for its Norman architecture and prestigious university.
-
B.
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina is a major city in the Research Triangle region known for Duke University, a strong research and tech economy, and a rich civil rights and tobacco-industry history.
-
C.
Durham, New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire is a small New England town best known as the home of the University of New Hampshire and for its historic role in early American history.
-
D.
Norfolk
Norfolk is a county in the East of England known for its rural landscapes, historic market towns, and extensive coastline along the North Sea.
-
E.
York
York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England, renowned for its medieval architecture, including York Minster, and its rich Roman and Viking heritage.
- 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_69a8864a83848190a4ec02721306c511 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb07e5ed48190a7b8858e2b355109 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae1fc7f4988190931e58d2f95b9049 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae2078f5bc81909e4226e4f4188e87 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae2121a43481908ea6eef3d4e06407 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.