Triple
T2781803
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Meredith Willson |
E61713
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entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
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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."
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E297655
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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]
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.