Triple
T4369133
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Samford University |
E98851
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundingLocation |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Marion, Alabama |
E351670
|
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: Marion, Alabama | Statement: [Samford University, foundingLocation, Marion, Alabama]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marion, Alabama Context triple: [Samford University, foundingLocation, Marion, Alabama]
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A.
Marion, Alabama
chosen
Marion, Alabama is a small historic city in Perry County known for its significant role in the civil rights movement and as the home of several notable educational institutions.
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B.
Roanoke, Alabama
Roanoke, Alabama is a small city in eastern Alabama known for its rural character and role as a local commercial and community hub.
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C.
Steele, Alabama
Steele, Alabama is a small town in northeastern Alabama known for its rural character and location within St. Clair County.
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D.
Vincent, Alabama
Vincent, Alabama is a small town in central Alabama known for its rural character and location within the Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area.
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E.
McCalla, Alabama
McCalla, Alabama is an unincorporated community in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties known for its suburban character and proximity to Birmingham and historic sites like Tannehill Ironworks.
- 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_69b3454db3708190aeafd814413c4c3d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b352052b388190b02cca9a3b480be4 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b65f2db8908190ba0f5b5ba1a75bef |
completed | March 15, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:17 p.m.