Triple
T4298236
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Virginia |
E99768
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMajorCity |
P316
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Blacksburg, Virginia |
E351483
|
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: Blacksburg, Virginia | Statement: [Western Virginia, hasMajorCity, Blacksburg, Virginia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blacksburg, Virginia Context triple: [Western Virginia, hasMajorCity, Blacksburg, Virginia]
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A.
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
chosen
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States is a college town in the Appalachian region best known as the home of Virginia Tech.
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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton, Virginia is a historic independent city in the Shenandoah Valley known for its well-preserved downtown, cultural institutions, and as the birthplace of President Woodrow Wilson.
- 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_69b3455175088190aa79c6e03b86647e |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3509bff808190a86fade7ccfc3611 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5d073936c8190b48045f8370ea27f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:17 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:08 p.m.