Triple
T5759572
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward L. Thorndike |
E127054
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States |
E260297
|
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: Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States | Statement: [Edward L. Thorndike, placeOfBirth, Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States Context triple: [Edward L. Thorndike, placeOfBirth, Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States]
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A.
Williamsburg, Massachusetts
chosen
Williamsburg, Massachusetts is a small rural town in western Massachusetts known for its historic mill village character and location within the scenic Pioneer Valley region.
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B.
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts is a small New England town best known as the home of Williams College and for its scenic location in the Berkshire Mountains.
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C.
Merrimac, Massachusetts
Merrimac, Massachusetts is a small New England town in northeastern Massachusetts known for its residential character and location along the Merrimack River near the New Hampshire border.
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D.
Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton, Massachusetts is a historic city in Bristol County known as the "Silver City" for its former prominence in the silver manufacturing industry.
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E.
Winchester, Massachusetts
Winchester, Massachusetts is a suburban town north of Boston known for its affluent residential character, historic New England charm, and well-regarded public schools.
- 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_69c00833a3fc81908f4bc29ed011b7a6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0293771ec8190a0082685327d649b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c07e507d348190a983a4c127b78de0 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:49 p.m.