Triple
T16405
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward O. Wilson |
E326
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfDeath |
P21
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, is a suburban town northwest of Boston known for its commercial centers, technology companies, and medical facilities.
|
E74133
|
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: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States | Statement: [Edward O. Wilson, placeOfDeath, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States Context triple: [Edward O. Wilson, placeOfDeath, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States]
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A.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts is a historic suburban city just west of Boston, known for its early industrial development and significant Armenian-American community.
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B.
Lenox, Massachusetts, United States
Lenox, Massachusetts, United States, is a historic town in the Berkshires known as a Gilded Age resort and cultural center that attracted wealthy industrialists and artists.
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C.
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts is a historic coastal city just north of Boston known for its industrial past, diverse population, and oceanfront parks.
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D.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts is a historic city in western Massachusetts known as the birthplace of basketball and a former industrial and transportation hub along the Connecticut River.
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E.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts is a historic city just west of Boston known for its role in the American Industrial Revolution and as home to institutions like Brandeis University and Bentley 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: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States Triple: [Edward O. Wilson, placeOfDeath, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States]
Generated description
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, is a suburban town northwest of Boston known for its commercial centers, technology companies, and medical facilities.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States Target entity description: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, is a suburban town northwest of Boston known for its commercial centers, technology companies, and medical facilities.
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A.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts is a historic suburban city just west of Boston, known for its early industrial development and significant Armenian-American community.
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B.
Lenox, Massachusetts, United States
Lenox, Massachusetts, United States, is a historic town in the Berkshires known as a Gilded Age resort and cultural center that attracted wealthy industrialists and artists.
-
C.
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts is a historic coastal city just north of Boston known for its industrial past, diverse population, and oceanfront parks.
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D.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts is a historic city in western Massachusetts known as the birthplace of basketball and a former industrial and transportation hub along the Connecticut River.
-
E.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts is a historic city just west of Boston known for its role in the American Industrial Revolution and as home to institutions like Brandeis University and Bentley 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_69a23d7ad88c8190bffe8ab091d86642 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24003aca48190b98c2df43d65e496 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5154d3a70819097de31be3b753523 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a516a9b95081908b7c947edd0ef268 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 4:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5173b405081908135a9b03e1bb11f |
completed | March 2, 2026, 4:51 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:02 a.m.