Triple
T392310
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ernest O. Lawrence |
E8906
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthPlace |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Canton, South Dakota, United States
Canton, South Dakota, United States, is a small city in Lincoln County best known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Ernest O. Lawrence.
|
E49899
|
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: Canton, South Dakota, United States | Statement: [Ernest O. Lawrence, birthPlace, Canton, South Dakota, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canton, South Dakota, United States Context triple: [Ernest O. Lawrence, birthPlace, Canton, South Dakota, United States]
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A.
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States, is a small city in northeastern South Dakota known as a regional hub for agriculture, education, and commerce.
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B.
Burlington, Iowa, United States
Burlington, Iowa, United States, is a small Mississippi River city in southeastern Iowa known for its historic riverfront, manufacturing heritage, and as the birthplace of Intel co-founder Robert N. Noyce.
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C.
Sioux Center, Iowa
Sioux Center, Iowa is a small city in northwestern Iowa known for its strong agricultural base, Dutch-American heritage, and as the home of Dordt University.
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D.
Pembina, North Dakota
Pembina, North Dakota is a small border town in the far northeastern corner of the state, known as a key U.S.–Canada port of entry and transportation hub.
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E.
Tipton, Iowa
Tipton, Iowa is a small Midwestern city that serves as the administrative and commercial hub of Cedar County.
- 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: Canton, South Dakota, United States Triple: [Ernest O. Lawrence, birthPlace, Canton, South Dakota, United States]
Generated description
Canton, South Dakota, United States, is a small city in Lincoln County best known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Ernest O. Lawrence.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canton, South Dakota, United States Target entity description: Canton, South Dakota, United States, is a small city in Lincoln County best known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Ernest O. Lawrence.
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A.
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States, is a small city in northeastern South Dakota known as a regional hub for agriculture, education, and commerce.
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B.
Burlington, Iowa, United States
Burlington, Iowa, United States, is a small Mississippi River city in southeastern Iowa known for its historic riverfront, manufacturing heritage, and as the birthplace of Intel co-founder Robert N. Noyce.
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C.
Sioux Center, Iowa
Sioux Center, Iowa is a small city in northwestern Iowa known for its strong agricultural base, Dutch-American heritage, and as the home of Dordt University.
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D.
Pembina, North Dakota
Pembina, North Dakota is a small border town in the far northeastern corner of the state, known as a key U.S.–Canada port of entry and transportation hub.
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E.
Tipton, Iowa
Tipton, Iowa is a small Midwestern city that serves as the administrative and commercial hub of Cedar County.
- 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_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec7492288190bf33c9c869a0710f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a405f74cd08190a2e165506638607c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a406a17fdc8190a067217b806fbc57 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4070050dc81909fdfbcfce23e428e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:29 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.