Triple
T11845459
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Douglass Houghton |
E281762
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPartNamedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | City of Houghton, Michigan |
E61542
|
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: City of Houghton, Michigan | Statement: [Douglass Houghton, hasPartNamedAfter, City of Houghton, Michigan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: City of Houghton, Michigan Context triple: [Douglass Houghton, hasPartNamedAfter, City of Houghton, Michigan]
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A.
Hartford, Michigan
Hartford, Michigan is a small city in southwestern Michigan known for its rural character, agricultural surroundings, and proximity to major regional transportation routes.
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B.
Houghton, Michigan
chosen
Houghton, Michigan is a small city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its historic copper mining heritage and as the home of Michigan Technological University.
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C.
Houghton Township, Michigan
Houghton Township, Michigan is a small, sparsely populated civil township located on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, known for its remote wilderness and Lake Superior shoreline.
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D.
Rochester, Michigan
Rochester, Michigan is a small suburban city in Oakland County, north of Detroit, known for its historic downtown, annual holiday light displays, and access to nearby parks and trails.
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E.
Ecorse, Michigan
Ecorse, Michigan is a small industrial city in Wayne County along the Detroit River, historically known for its steel manufacturing and role in the Downriver Detroit region.
- 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_69d6ab287ba48190a5178779fd19b9b7 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a65b5ff08190bb58361f6a6acdca |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f167a876048190aeeeccebae9e46ad |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.