Triple
T6401486
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kirby Smith |
E144072
|
entity |
| Predicate | deathPlace |
P21
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sewanee, Tennessee
Sewanee, Tennessee is a small university town on the Cumberland Plateau best known as the home of The University of the South.
|
E590019
|
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: Sewanee, Tennessee | Statement: [Kirby Smith, deathPlace, Sewanee, Tennessee]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sewanee, Tennessee Context triple: [Kirby Smith, deathPlace, Sewanee, Tennessee]
-
A.
University of Tennessee Southern
The University of Tennessee Southern is a public liberal arts institution within the University of Tennessee system located in southern Middle Tennessee.
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B.
Faulkner University
Faulkner University is a private Christian liberal arts university based in Montgomery, Alabama, known for its faith-based education and professional programs.
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C.
Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi is a college town in eastern Mississippi best known as the home of Mississippi State University and a regional hub for education, research, and athletics.
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D.
Lipscomb University
Lipscomb University is a private Christian liberal arts institution in Nashville, Tennessee, known for integrating faith-based education with a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
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E.
Natchez Seminary
Natchez Seminary was a historically Black educational institution in Mississippi that evolved into what is now Jackson State University.
- 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: Sewanee, Tennessee Triple: [Kirby Smith, deathPlace, Sewanee, Tennessee]
Generated description
Sewanee, Tennessee is a small university town on the Cumberland Plateau best known as the home of The University of the South.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sewanee, Tennessee Target entity description: Sewanee, Tennessee is a small university town on the Cumberland Plateau best known as the home of The University of the South.
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A.
University of Tennessee Southern
The University of Tennessee Southern is a public liberal arts institution within the University of Tennessee system located in southern Middle Tennessee.
-
B.
Faulkner University
Faulkner University is a private Christian liberal arts university based in Montgomery, Alabama, known for its faith-based education and professional programs.
-
C.
Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi is a college town in eastern Mississippi best known as the home of Mississippi State University and a regional hub for education, research, and athletics.
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D.
Lipscomb University
Lipscomb University is a private Christian liberal arts institution in Nashville, Tennessee, known for integrating faith-based education with a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
-
E.
Natchez Seminary
Natchez Seminary was a historically Black educational institution in Mississippi that evolved into what is now Jackson State University.
- 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_69c008dc56fc81908d43ffcc11d73bdd |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0689ae99881909ba427769fd317ae |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c638a37f8c8190a052eeb202b35df3 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c639eabaf88190bf81112cde6e8e99 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c63a8738ac8190af0bface4b18eea6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:35 p.m.