Triple
T19558482
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vesto Melvin Slipher |
E489378
|
entity |
| Predicate | deathPlace |
P21
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Statement: [Vesto Melvin Slipher, deathPlace, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flagstaff, Arizona, United States Context triple: [Vesto Melvin Slipher, deathPlace, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States]
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A.
Flagstaff, Arizona Territory, United States
chosen
Flagstaff, in what was then the Arizona Territory of the United States, is a historic mountain city known as a gateway to the Grand Canyon and a longtime hub for railroads, astronomy, and Route 66 travel.
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B.
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Tucson, Arizona, United States is a major city in the Sonoran Desert known for its desert climate, surrounding mountain ranges, and role as a cultural and economic center of southern Arizona.
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C.
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Phoenix is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arizona, known for its desert climate, sprawling metropolitan area, and role as a major economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
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D.
Flagstaff
Flagstaff is a high-elevation city in northern Arizona known for its proximity to the Grand Canyon, its historic Route 66 corridor, and its role as a center for astronomy and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Flagstaff
Flagstaff is an underground railway station on the City Loop in Melbourne, Australia, serving the western end of the central business district.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8e8dc5d8c8190a6d7bd8864f43ca0 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e63f723d5081909553a4363b579a6b |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:42 p.m.