Triple

T9080552
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Adams County, Iowa E217608 entity
Predicate containsSettlement P847 FINISHED
Object Carbon, Iowa
Carbon, Iowa is a small rural town located in Adams County in the southwestern part of the state.
E776345 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Carbon, Iowa | Statement: [Adams County, Iowa, containsSettlement, Carbon, Iowa]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carbon, Iowa
Context triple: [Adams County, Iowa, containsSettlement, Carbon, Iowa]
  • A. Carson, Iowa
    Carson, Iowa is a small rural city in southwestern Iowa known for its close-knit community and agricultural surroundings.
  • B. Columbia, Iowa
    Columbia, Iowa is a small unincorporated rural community located in Marion County in the U.S. state of Iowa.
  • C. Carlisle, Iowa
    Carlisle, Iowa is a small city in central Iowa that serves as a residential community near the Des Moines metropolitan area.
  • D. Washington, Iowa
    Washington, Iowa is a small city in southeastern Iowa known for its historic downtown, agricultural surroundings, and role as a local commercial and cultural hub.
  • E. Clinton, Iowa
    Clinton, Iowa is a Mississippi River city in eastern Iowa known historically for its lumber industry and riverfront location.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carbon, Iowa
Target entity description: Carbon, Iowa is a small rural town located in Adams County in the southwestern part of the state.
  • A. Carson, Iowa
    Carson, Iowa is a small rural city in southwestern Iowa known for its close-knit community and agricultural surroundings.
  • B. Columbia, Iowa
    Columbia, Iowa is a small unincorporated rural community located in Marion County in the U.S. state of Iowa.
  • C. Carlisle, Iowa
    Carlisle, Iowa is a small city in central Iowa that serves as a residential community near the Des Moines metropolitan area.
  • D. Washington, Iowa
    Washington, Iowa is a small city in southeastern Iowa known for its historic downtown, agricultural surroundings, and role as a local commercial and cultural hub.
  • E. Clinton, Iowa
    Clinton, Iowa is a Mississippi River city in eastern Iowa known historically for its lumber industry and riverfront location.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Carbon, Iowa
Triple: [Adams County, Iowa, containsSettlement, Carbon, Iowa]
Generated description
Carbon, Iowa is a small rural town located in Adams County in the southwestern part of the state.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca83d7a0388190ba1af89ed7ba36f9 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc9607942c8190a21620892ce3cbe5 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cffe28ae548190924cc7bbf453f3f3 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69d001b245f08190a8e5c53c570b20a0 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69d000d4a4548190939a9a9946be469b nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:13 p.m.