Triple

T2781803
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Meredith Willson E61713 entity
Predicate placeOfBirth P1 FINISHED
Object Mason City, Iowa, United States
Mason City, Iowa, United States, is a small Midwestern city best known as the hometown of composer and playwright Meredith Willson, creator of the musical "The Music Man."
E297655 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: Mason City, Iowa, United States | Statement: [Meredith Willson, placeOfBirth, Mason City, Iowa, United States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mason City, Iowa, United States
Context triple: [Meredith Willson, placeOfBirth, Mason City, Iowa, United States]
  • A. Muscatine, Iowa
    Muscatine, Iowa is a Mississippi River city in eastern Iowa known historically for its pearl button industry and as the "Pearl of the Mississippi."
  • B. Washington, Iowa
    Washington, Iowa is a small city in southeastern Iowa known for its historic downtown, agricultural surroundings, and role as a local commercial and cultural hub.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the second-largest city in the state, known as a major economic and cultural hub of eastern Iowa with a strong manufacturing base and vibrant arts scene.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: Mason City, Iowa, United States
Triple: [Meredith Willson, placeOfBirth, Mason City, Iowa, United States]
Generated description
Mason City, Iowa, United States, is a small Midwestern city best known as the hometown of composer and playwright Meredith Willson, creator of the musical "The Music Man."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mason City, Iowa, United States
Target entity description: Mason City, Iowa, United States, is a small Midwestern city best known as the hometown of composer and playwright Meredith Willson, creator of the musical "The Music Man."
  • A. Muscatine, Iowa
    Muscatine, Iowa is a Mississippi River city in eastern Iowa known historically for its pearl button industry and as the "Pearl of the Mississippi."
  • B. Washington, Iowa
    Washington, Iowa is a small city in southeastern Iowa known for its historic downtown, agricultural surroundings, and role as a local commercial and cultural hub.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the second-largest city in the state, known as a major economic and cultural hub of eastern Iowa with a strong manufacturing base and vibrant arts scene.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69ab4b7e43c48190997b8fc8fb1663ab completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdd9b88888190ab021afbaf3aa3c0 completed March 7, 2026, 8:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afc05f4e7881908bf5b6f7df331041 completed March 10, 2026, 6:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afc1d3bec0819087bb787b7f570ddc completed March 10, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afc229caf88190a26959c27e6a1a9e completed March 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.