Triple
T3339404
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James A. Van Allen |
E70221
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfDeath |
P21
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Iowa City, Iowa, United States |
E7740
|
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: Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Statement: [James A. Van Allen, placeOfDeath, Iowa City, Iowa, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iowa City, Iowa, United States Context triple: [James A. Van Allen, placeOfDeath, Iowa City, Iowa, United States]
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A.
Iowa City, Iowa
chosen
Iowa City, Iowa is a mid-sized Midwestern city best known as the home of the University of Iowa and a UNESCO City of Literature.
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B.
Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa is a central Iowa city best known as the home of Iowa State University and a major hub for education, research, and agriculture.
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C.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the second-largest city in the state, known as a major economic and cultural hub of eastern Iowa with a strong manufacturing base and vibrant arts scene.
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D.
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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E.
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport, Iowa is a major city along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, known as part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and a regional hub for commerce and culture.
- 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_69ad85a405e48190b6e68de7cf9f319e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb1bf1f648190993ac8e9dda60983 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b360a07dec819094b0645d0e2a91da |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.