Triple
T17649885
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norman Malcolm |
E429458
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Selden, Kansas
Selden, Kansas is a small rural city in northwest Kansas known primarily as the birthplace of philosopher Norman Malcolm.
|
E1299884
|
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: Selden, Kansas | Statement: [Norman Malcolm, placeOfBirth, Selden, Kansas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selden, Kansas Context triple: [Norman Malcolm, placeOfBirth, Selden, Kansas]
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A.
Seward, Kansas
Seward, Kansas is a small unincorporated rural community located in Stafford County in central Kansas.
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B.
Langdon, Kansas
Langdon, Kansas is a small rural community located in Reno County in the central part of the U.S. state of Kansas.
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C.
Seneca, Kansas
Seneca, Kansas is a small city in northeastern Kansas that serves as a local commercial and community hub for the surrounding rural region.
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D.
Mulvane, Kansas
Mulvane, Kansas is a small city in south-central Kansas that functions as a suburban community within the Wichita metropolitan area.
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E.
De Soto, Kansas
De Soto, Kansas is a small city in northeastern Kansas that forms part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
- 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: Selden, Kansas Triple: [Norman Malcolm, placeOfBirth, Selden, Kansas]
Generated description
Selden, Kansas is a small rural city in northwest Kansas known primarily as the birthplace of philosopher Norman Malcolm.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selden, Kansas Target entity description: Selden, Kansas is a small rural city in northwest Kansas known primarily as the birthplace of philosopher Norman Malcolm.
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A.
Seward, Kansas
Seward, Kansas is a small unincorporated rural community located in Stafford County in central Kansas.
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B.
Langdon, Kansas
Langdon, Kansas is a small rural community located in Reno County in the central part of the U.S. state of Kansas.
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C.
Seneca, Kansas
Seneca, Kansas is a small city in northeastern Kansas that serves as a local commercial and community hub for the surrounding rural region.
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D.
Mulvane, Kansas
Mulvane, Kansas is a small city in south-central Kansas that functions as a suburban community within the Wichita metropolitan area.
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E.
De Soto, Kansas
De Soto, Kansas is a small city in northeastern Kansas that forms part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
- 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_69d889e2c2608190b762e76d9b2262f1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e46e3c7da48190b38558bc66637687 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03379788b08190834924bf6c302c5d |
completed | May 12, 2026, 2:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a033ca5e4c08190b7de8ab2d4fb8e3b |
completed | May 12, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a033daf5b948190926f2925b8e3cc84 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 2:48 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 6:05 a.m.