Triple
T12338392
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of McDowell |
E294152
|
entity |
| Predicate | tookPlaceNear |
P350
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McDowell, Virginia
McDowell, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Highland County best known as the site of a significant American Civil War battle in 1862.
|
E980185
|
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: McDowell, Virginia | Statement: [Battle of McDowell, tookPlaceNear, McDowell, Virginia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDowell, Virginia Context triple: [Battle of McDowell, tookPlaceNear, McDowell, Virginia]
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A.
Wilson, Virginia
Wilson, Virginia is an unincorporated rural community located in Dinwiddie County in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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B.
Marshall, Virginia
Marshall, Virginia is a small unincorporated community and historic village in Fauquier County known for its rural character and proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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C.
Tazewell, Virginia
Tazewell, Virginia is a small town in southwestern Virginia that serves as an administrative and commercial hub for the surrounding rural region.
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D.
Mendota, Virginia
Mendota, Virginia is a small rural town in southwestern Virginia known for its scenic Clinch Mountain surroundings and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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E.
Merrifield, Virginia
Merrifield, Virginia is a suburban community in Fairfax County just outside Washington, D.C., known for its mixed-use developments, shopping, and dining options.
- 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: McDowell, Virginia Triple: [Battle of McDowell, tookPlaceNear, McDowell, Virginia]
Generated description
McDowell, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Highland County best known as the site of a significant American Civil War battle in 1862.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDowell, Virginia Target entity description: McDowell, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Highland County best known as the site of a significant American Civil War battle in 1862.
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A.
Wilson, Virginia
Wilson, Virginia is an unincorporated rural community located in Dinwiddie County in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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B.
Marshall, Virginia
Marshall, Virginia is a small unincorporated community and historic village in Fauquier County known for its rural character and proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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C.
Tazewell, Virginia
Tazewell, Virginia is a small town in southwestern Virginia that serves as an administrative and commercial hub for the surrounding rural region.
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D.
Mendota, Virginia
Mendota, Virginia is a small rural town in southwestern Virginia known for its scenic Clinch Mountain surroundings and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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E.
Merrifield, Virginia
Merrifield, Virginia is a suburban community in Fairfax County just outside Washington, D.C., known for its mixed-use developments, shopping, and dining options.
- 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_69d6ab6ae0dc8190b1522a9c1c55c114 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f678698819091462b44ff3435f6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6346c06208190b4e39fcbdb6a06fa |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6356b545c819089a5f5b901afc5f2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f636382ffc8190becfae41757a45d8 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.