Triple

T102927
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Southern Canada E2078 entity
Predicate adjacentTo P224 FINISHED
Object Northern United States
The Northern United States is the broad region of U.S. states that stretch along the country’s northern border, characterized by colder climates, significant industrial and urban centers, and proximity to Canada.
E41691 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: Northern United States | Statement: [Southern Canada, adjacentTo, Northern United States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern United States
Context triple: [Southern Canada, adjacentTo, Northern United States]
  • A. Northeastern United States
    The Northeastern United States is a densely populated and historically significant region of the country known for its major metropolitan areas, economic influence, and role in American politics and culture.
  • B. Midwestern United States
    The Midwestern United States is a region of the country known for its agricultural heartland, major industrial cities, and central role in American culture and history.
  • C. Midwest Region
    The Midwest Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
  • D. East Region
    The East Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
  • E. New England
    New England is a historic region in the northeastern United States known for its colonial heritage, distinct seasons, and influential role in American culture and politics.
  • 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: Northern United States
Triple: [Southern Canada, adjacentTo, Northern United States]
Generated description
The Northern United States is the broad region of U.S. states that stretch along the country’s northern border, characterized by colder climates, significant industrial and urban centers, and proximity to Canada.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern United States
Target entity description: The Northern United States is the broad region of U.S. states that stretch along the country’s northern border, characterized by colder climates, significant industrial and urban centers, and proximity to Canada.
  • A. Northeastern United States
    The Northeastern United States is a densely populated and historically significant region of the country known for its major metropolitan areas, economic influence, and role in American politics and culture.
  • B. Midwestern United States
    The Midwestern United States is a region of the country known for its agricultural heartland, major industrial cities, and central role in American culture and history.
  • C. Midwest Region
    The Midwest Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
  • D. East Region
    The East Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
  • E. New England
    New England is a historic region in the northeastern United States known for its colonial heritage, distinct seasons, and influential role in American culture and politics.
  • 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_69a24e0a5b7c81908d52da08c60dabc4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a256a9bd5881909f7d87fe65e79b4c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3cfe386d081908877b35b38bac0f5 completed March 1, 2026, 5:34 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3d06015fc8190979d34d8f8954430 completed March 1, 2026, 5:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3d0b190048190aab61c17ca523ea1 completed March 1, 2026, 5:37 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.