Triple
T23167297
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Department of Virginia and North Carolina |
E578745
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Major General John G. Foster |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Major General John G. Foster | Statement: [Department of Virginia and North Carolina, notableCommander, Major General John G. Foster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major General John G. Foster Context triple: [Department of Virginia and North Carolina, notableCommander, Major General John G. Foster]
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A.
Major General John S. Wood
Major General John S. Wood was a prominent U.S. Army officer in World War II, best known for leading the 4th Armored Division with aggressive, fast-moving tactics that contributed significantly to Allied successes in Europe.
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B.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
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C.
Major General Hugh J. Gaffey
Major General Hugh J. Gaffey was a senior U.S. Army officer in World War II, recognized for his leadership of armored forces in the European Theater.
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D.
Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons
Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons was a senior U.S. Army Air Forces officer during World War II who played a key role in organizing and overseeing American air and defense operations on the U.S. West Coast and in the Pacific.
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E.
Major General John B. Medaris
Major General John B. Medaris was a U.S. Army officer who played a key leadership role in America’s early ballistic missile and space programs during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major General John G. Foster Target entity description: Major General John G. Foster was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War known for his engineering expertise and leadership in coastal operations, particularly in North Carolina.
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A.
Major General John S. Wood
Major General John S. Wood was a prominent U.S. Army officer in World War II, best known for leading the 4th Armored Division with aggressive, fast-moving tactics that contributed significantly to Allied successes in Europe.
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B.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
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C.
Major General Hugh J. Gaffey
Major General Hugh J. Gaffey was a senior U.S. Army officer in World War II, recognized for his leadership of armored forces in the European Theater.
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D.
Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons
Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons was a senior U.S. Army Air Forces officer during World War II who played a key role in organizing and overseeing American air and defense operations on the U.S. West Coast and in the Pacific.
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E.
Major General John B. Medaris
Major General John B. Medaris was a U.S. Army officer who played a key leadership role in America’s early ballistic missile and space programs during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e245fc75348190a0288401044c8af8 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18f2d51288190af0d5747090d8e5d |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:03 p.m.