Triple
T7981
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Durham, North Carolina |
E158
|
entity |
| Predicate | county |
P75
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Durham County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina is an urban county in the central part of the state, best known as home to the city of Durham and Duke University.
|
E2079
|
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: Durham County, North Carolina | Statement: [Durham, North Carolina, county, Durham County, North Carolina]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durham County, North Carolina Context triple: [Durham, North Carolina, county, Durham County, North Carolina]
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A.
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina is a major city in the Research Triangle region known for Duke University, a strong research and tech economy, and a rich civil rights and tobacco-industry history.
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B.
Meriwether County
Meriwether County is a rural county in west-central Georgia known for its historic towns, including Warm Springs, and its association with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts is a populous and historically significant county in eastern Massachusetts that includes major cities such as Cambridge, Lowell, and Somerville.
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D.
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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E.
Shirlington
Shirlington is a vibrant urban village in Arlington, Virginia, known for its walkable mix of restaurants, shops, theaters, and residential developments.
- 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: Durham County, North Carolina Triple: [Durham, North Carolina, county, Durham County, North Carolina]
Generated description
Durham County, North Carolina is an urban county in the central part of the state, best known as home to the city of Durham and Duke University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durham County, North Carolina Target entity description: Durham County, North Carolina is an urban county in the central part of the state, best known as home to the city of Durham and Duke University.
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A.
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina is a major city in the Research Triangle region known for Duke University, a strong research and tech economy, and a rich civil rights and tobacco-industry history.
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B.
Meriwether County
Meriwether County is a rural county in west-central Georgia known for its historic towns, including Warm Springs, and its association with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia is a populous and affluent suburban county in Northern Virginia that borders Washington, D.C. and serves as a major economic and governmental hub in the region.
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D.
Dutchess County
Dutchess County is a county in New York State’s Hudson Valley region, known for its historic estates, scenic landscapes, and towns such as Hyde Park.
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E.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts is a populous and historically significant county in eastern Massachusetts that includes major cities such as Cambridge, Lowell, and Somerville.
- 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a23ff1903c8190a7d1051b4795eecd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a248deaab88190952bad0998755baf |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a24cd6aa80819084770080b00c6e49 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a24d8ad4dc8190a011b92da1c3ddde |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.