Triple
T143323
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William H. Foege |
E2898
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Decorah, Iowa
Decorah, Iowa is a small city in northeastern Iowa known for its Norwegian-American heritage, scenic bluffs and trout streams, and as the home of Luther College.
|
E20308
|
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: Decorah, Iowa | Statement: [William H. Foege, placeOfBirth, Decorah, Iowa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Decorah, Iowa Context triple: [William H. Foege, placeOfBirth, Decorah, Iowa]
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A.
Sioux Center, Iowa
Sioux Center, Iowa is a small city in northwestern Iowa known for its strong agricultural base, Dutch-American heritage, and as the home of Dordt University.
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B.
Pella, Iowa
Pella, Iowa is a small Midwestern city renowned for its strong Dutch heritage, traditional architecture, and annual tulip festival.
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C.
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa is a city in northeastern Iowa known for being home to the University of Northern Iowa and a regional center for education and culture.
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D.
Rock Valley, Iowa
Rock Valley, Iowa is a small city in northwestern Iowa known for its agricultural economy and close-knit rural community.
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E.
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs is a city in western Iowa, located along the Missouri River across from Omaha, Nebraska, known historically as a key railroad hub and gateway to the American West.
- 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: Decorah, Iowa Triple: [William H. Foege, placeOfBirth, Decorah, Iowa]
Generated description
Decorah, Iowa is a small city in northeastern Iowa known for its Norwegian-American heritage, scenic bluffs and trout streams, and as the home of Luther College.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Decorah, Iowa Target entity description: Decorah, Iowa is a small city in northeastern Iowa known for its Norwegian-American heritage, scenic bluffs and trout streams, and as the home of Luther College.
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A.
Sioux Center, Iowa
Sioux Center, Iowa is a small city in northwestern Iowa known for its strong agricultural base, Dutch-American heritage, and as the home of Dordt University.
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B.
Pella, Iowa
Pella, Iowa is a small Midwestern city renowned for its strong Dutch heritage, traditional architecture, and annual tulip festival.
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C.
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa is a city in northeastern Iowa known for being home to the University of Northern Iowa and a regional center for education and culture.
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D.
Rock Valley, Iowa
Rock Valley, Iowa is a small city in northwestern Iowa known for its agricultural economy and close-knit rural community.
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E.
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs is a city in western Iowa, located along the Missouri River across from Omaha, Nebraska, known historically as a key railroad hub and gateway to the American West.
- 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_69a2521e35c08190b28e5c9f1e3c9b59 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a257caf678819092e975d5167f9df4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2d73164e48190b993fe55aaba30be |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2da25fb648190bc31b5689cfaf95c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2daa879408190937f8b292389646f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:08 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.