Triple
T21977118
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Owen Gingerich |
E542733
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfDeath |
P21
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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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: Cambridge, Massachusetts | Statement: [Owen Gingerich, placeOfDeath, Cambridge, Massachusetts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cambridge, Massachusetts Context triple: [Owen Gingerich, placeOfDeath, Cambridge, Massachusetts]
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A.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
chosen
Cambridge, Massachusetts is a historic and academically renowned city just outside Boston, best known for being home to world-leading universities and research institutions.
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B.
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford, Massachusetts is a historic city just northwest of Boston, known for being the home of Tufts University and for its role in early American colonial and industrial history.
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C.
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts is a suburban city west of Boston known for its affluent residential neighborhoods, strong public schools, and village-style layout without a traditional downtown.
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D.
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley, Massachusetts is an affluent suburban town west of Boston known for its highly ranked public schools and as the home of Wellesley College.
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E.
Harvard, Massachusetts
Harvard, Massachusetts is a small New England town in Worcester County known for its rural character, historic farms, and scenic conservation land.
- 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_69e0c48070988190909db97667b9a0ac |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f12489889c81909c847cf2f6808d85 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:03 p.m.