Triple
T4888044
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles E. Merriam |
E109488
|
entity |
| Predicate | educatedAt |
P5
|
FINISHED |
| Object | University of Iowa |
E58978
|
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: University of Iowa | Statement: [Charles E. Merriam, educatedAt, University of Iowa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Iowa Context triple: [Charles E. Merriam, educatedAt, University of Iowa]
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A.
University of Iowa
chosen
The University of Iowa is a major public research university renowned for its strong writing programs, medical center, and Big Ten athletics.
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B.
Iowa State College
Iowa State College, now known as Iowa State University, is a major public land-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa.
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C.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a major public research university and flagship campus of the University of Nebraska system, known for its strong academic programs and notable alumni including investor Warren Buffett.
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D.
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa, known for its strong teacher education programs and mid-sized, student-focused campus.
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E.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is a major American public research university system known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and agriculture, and for producing influential alumni such as Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug.
- 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_69bd440f71348190b99938e59fb7f9a1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e053db8819087828e753c78d341 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be81b3312c8190acbda5331cbdc9b4 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.