Triple
T3362166
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nikki Giovanni |
E70746
|
entity |
| Predicate | residence |
P75
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States is a college town in the Appalachian region best known as the home of Virginia Tech.
|
E351483
|
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: Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | Statement: [Nikki Giovanni, residence, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blacksburg, Virginia, United States Context triple: [Nikki Giovanni, residence, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States]
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A.
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley known for its universities, vibrant downtown, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
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B.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia is an independent city in central Virginia best known as the home of the University of Virginia and the historic estate of Monticello.
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C.
Brambleton, Virginia
Brambleton, Virginia is a master-planned suburban community in Loudoun County known for its residential neighborhoods, town center, and family-oriented amenities.
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D.
Gainesville, Virginia
Gainesville, Virginia is a rapidly growing suburban community in Prince William County, northern Virginia, known for its residential developments, shopping centers, and proximity to major commuter routes into the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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E.
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia is an independent city in central Virginia known for its historic downtown, hilltop views along the James River, and role as an educational and commercial hub for the surrounding region.
- 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: Blacksburg, Virginia, United States Triple: [Nikki Giovanni, residence, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States]
Generated description
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States is a college town in the Appalachian region best known as the home of Virginia Tech.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blacksburg, Virginia, United States Target entity description: Blacksburg, Virginia, United States is a college town in the Appalachian region best known as the home of Virginia Tech.
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A.
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley known for its universities, vibrant downtown, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
-
B.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia is an independent city in central Virginia best known as the home of the University of Virginia and the historic estate of Monticello.
-
C.
Brambleton, Virginia
Brambleton, Virginia is a master-planned suburban community in Loudoun County known for its residential neighborhoods, town center, and family-oriented amenities.
-
D.
Gainesville, Virginia
Gainesville, Virginia is a rapidly growing suburban community in Prince William County, northern Virginia, known for its residential developments, shopping centers, and proximity to major commuter routes into the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
-
E.
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia is an independent city in central Virginia known for its historic downtown, hilltop views along the James River, and role as an educational and commercial hub for the surrounding region.
- 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_69ad85a660c48190998489309a3b4869 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb26906948190851a7b7d543a4d64 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b32546651481908dc6ab15b3344788 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b3280b712c8190875d5d35a1795bcd |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b328ad98cc819092f5b92eb4abd1b7 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.