Triple
T4344414
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sylvanus Thayer |
E97863
|
entity |
| Predicate | workLocation |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Norfolk, Virginia |
E14333
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Norfolk, Virginia | Statement: [Sylvanus Thayer, workLocation, Norfolk, Virginia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norfolk, Virginia Context triple: [Sylvanus Thayer, workLocation, Norfolk, Virginia]
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A.
Norfolk, Virginia
chosen
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
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B.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia is an independent port city in southeastern Virginia known for its historic Olde Towne district, naval shipyard, and location across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk.
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C.
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia is an independent coastal city in southeastern Virginia known for its major shipbuilding industry and large U.S. Navy presence.
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D.
Norfolk
Norfolk is an independent coastal city in southeastern Virginia known for its major naval base and historic waterfront.
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E.
Norfolk
Norfolk is a county in the East of England known for its rural landscapes, historic market towns, and extensive coastline along the North Sea.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69b34548402c819085ab68b27c235a87 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3518aa5cc8190b50f47b1070715fe |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be921df91881909c257fbd3c46073c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:15 p.m.