Triple
T402598
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
E9316
|
entity |
| Predicate | nearestMajorCity |
P1982
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo, Iowa is a mid-sized city in northeastern Iowa known as an industrial and commercial hub of the Cedar Valley region along the Cedar River.
|
E59849
|
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: Waterloo, Iowa | Statement: [Cedar Falls, Iowa, nearestMajorCity, Waterloo, Iowa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterloo, Iowa Context triple: [Cedar Falls, Iowa, nearestMajorCity, Waterloo, Iowa]
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A.
McClelland, Iowa
McClelland, Iowa is a small rural community located in Pottawattamie County in the western part of the state.
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B.
Coralville, Iowa
Coralville, Iowa is a growing suburban city in eastern Iowa, located near Iowa City and known for its shopping centers, recreational amenities, and proximity to the University of Iowa.
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C.
Hancock, Iowa
Hancock, Iowa is a small rural city located in western Iowa within Pottawattamie County.
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D.
Loveland, Iowa
Loveland, Iowa is a small unincorporated rural community located in western Iowa near the Missouri River.
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E.
Oakland, Iowa
Oakland, Iowa is a small rural city in southwestern Iowa known for its agricultural community and location along the West Nishnabotna River.
- 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: Waterloo, Iowa Triple: [Cedar Falls, Iowa, nearestMajorCity, Waterloo, Iowa]
Generated description
Waterloo, Iowa is a mid-sized city in northeastern Iowa known as an industrial and commercial hub of the Cedar Valley region along the Cedar River.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterloo, Iowa Target entity description: Waterloo, Iowa is a mid-sized city in northeastern Iowa known as an industrial and commercial hub of the Cedar Valley region along the Cedar River.
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A.
McClelland, Iowa
McClelland, Iowa is a small rural community located in Pottawattamie County in the western part of the state.
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B.
Coralville, Iowa
Coralville, Iowa is a growing suburban city in eastern Iowa, located near Iowa City and known for its shopping centers, recreational amenities, and proximity to the University of Iowa.
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C.
Hancock, Iowa
Hancock, Iowa is a small rural city located in western Iowa within Pottawattamie County.
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D.
Loveland, Iowa
Loveland, Iowa is a small unincorporated rural community located in western Iowa near the Missouri River.
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E.
Oakland, Iowa
Oakland, Iowa is a small rural city in southwestern Iowa known for its agricultural community and location along the West Nishnabotna River.
- 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_69a2e8004cb88190b92ed1add6abf41a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eca0e2048190a7bf360257965e56 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a46c58de0881908c09850b6ceac8c6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a46cc070f48190a58b65b67efa25de |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a46d2002d8819086691b73f8fbaae2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.