Triple
T6112162
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lester del Rey |
E136268
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States
Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States, is a rural township in Winona County known as the birthplace of science fiction author Lester del Rey.
|
E569255
|
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: Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States | Statement: [Lester del Rey, placeOfBirth, Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States Context triple: [Lester del Rey, placeOfBirth, Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States]
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A.
Forest Township, Minnesota
Forest Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rice County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
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B.
Sargeant, Minnesota
Sargeant, Minnesota is a small rural city located in Mower County in the southeastern part of the state.
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C.
Northfield Township, Minnesota
Northfield Township, Minnesota is a rural township in Rice County that surrounds parts of the city of Northfield and is characterized by its agricultural landscape and small-community setting.
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D.
Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis in Anoka County, Minnesota, known as one of the state's larger cities with a mix of residential neighborhoods, parks, and commercial areas.
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E.
Battle Plain Township, Minnesota
Battle Plain Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rock County in the southwestern part of the state.
- 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: Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States Triple: [Lester del Rey, placeOfBirth, Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States]
Generated description
Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States, is a rural township in Winona County known as the birthplace of science fiction author Lester del Rey.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States Target entity description: Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States, is a rural township in Winona County known as the birthplace of science fiction author Lester del Rey.
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A.
Forest Township, Minnesota
Forest Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rice County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
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B.
Sargeant, Minnesota
Sargeant, Minnesota is a small rural city located in Mower County in the southeastern part of the state.
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C.
Northfield Township, Minnesota
Northfield Township, Minnesota is a rural township in Rice County that surrounds parts of the city of Northfield and is characterized by its agricultural landscape and small-community setting.
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D.
Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis in Anoka County, Minnesota, known as one of the state's larger cities with a mix of residential neighborhoods, parks, and commercial areas.
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E.
Battle Plain Township, Minnesota
Battle Plain Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rock County in the southwestern part of the state.
- 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_69c0089ea6f88190b349be53e04b4f5f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05bbde2048190909aa3a8097bcf93 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c125631e008190921206b9e355202b |
completed | March 23, 2026, 11:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c1281a40a0819083e1ed6fe5433016 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 11:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c12891264c81908eec332350863b4a |
completed | March 23, 2026, 11:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:13 p.m.