Triple
T4890725
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edwin J. Houston |
E109552
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alexandria, Virginia, United States |
E1823
|
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: Alexandria, Virginia, United States | Statement: [Edwin J. Houston, placeOfBirth, Alexandria, Virginia, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexandria, Virginia, United States Context triple: [Edwin J. Houston, placeOfBirth, Alexandria, Virginia, United States]
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A.
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia is a historic independent city just south of Washington, D.C., known for its well-preserved Old Town waterfront, colonial-era architecture, and role as a major port and community along the Potomac River.
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B.
Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia is an independent city in Northern Virginia that serves as a major suburban community within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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C.
Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia is an urban county directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., known for its dense development, federal government agencies, and landmarks such as the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.
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D.
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia, known for its pivotal role in American history, particularly as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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E.
City of Alexandria, Virginia
chosen
The City of Alexandria, Virginia is an independent city in Northern Virginia along the Potomac River, known for its historic Old Town, colonial architecture, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
- 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_69bd440f71348190b99938e59fb7f9a1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e07ca10819083f80f12374544b1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be89de55c48190a280ae0719b5a8b6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.