Triple
T1484536
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) |
E29434
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entity |
| Predicate | adjacentTo |
P224
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Virginia–West Virginia boundary
The Virginia–West Virginia boundary is the state line that separates Virginia from its northwestern neighbor West Virginia, following a historically contested course through the Appalachian region.
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E170606
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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: Virginia–West Virginia boundary | Statement: [Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional), adjacentTo, Virginia–West Virginia boundary]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia–West Virginia boundary Context triple: [Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional), adjacentTo, Virginia–West Virginia boundary]
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A.
Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional)
The Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) is the historic state line in the central Appalachian region whose course was long defined by early colonial surveys and landmarks such as the Fairfax Stone.
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B.
Mason–Dixon Line
The Mason–Dixon Line is the historic boundary surveyed in the 18th century between several American colonies that later came to symbolize the cultural and political divide between the Northern and Southern United States.
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C.
Georgia–Alabama state line
The Georgia–Alabama state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama, running largely along the Chattahoochee River and passing through several metropolitan areas in the region.
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D.
Tennessee–Kentucky border
The Tennessee–Kentucky border is the state line separating Tennessee and Kentucky in the United States, running east–west across the region and intersecting several rivers, highways, and rural communities.
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E.
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a geographically distinct, historically rich region in the state's northeastern corner, known for its proximity to the Washington, D.C. metro area and its blend of Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic culture.
- 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: Virginia–West Virginia boundary Triple: [Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional), adjacentTo, Virginia–West Virginia boundary]
Generated description
The Virginia–West Virginia boundary is the state line that separates Virginia from its northwestern neighbor West Virginia, following a historically contested course through the Appalachian region.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia–West Virginia boundary Target entity description: The Virginia–West Virginia boundary is the state line that separates Virginia from its northwestern neighbor West Virginia, following a historically contested course through the Appalachian region.
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A.
Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional)
The Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) is the historic state line in the central Appalachian region whose course was long defined by early colonial surveys and landmarks such as the Fairfax Stone.
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B.
Mason–Dixon Line
The Mason–Dixon Line is the historic boundary surveyed in the 18th century between several American colonies that later came to symbolize the cultural and political divide between the Northern and Southern United States.
-
C.
Georgia–Alabama state line
The Georgia–Alabama state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama, running largely along the Chattahoochee River and passing through several metropolitan areas in the region.
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D.
Tennessee–Kentucky border
The Tennessee–Kentucky border is the state line separating Tennessee and Kentucky in the United States, running east–west across the region and intersecting several rivers, highways, and rural communities.
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E.
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a geographically distinct, historically rich region in the state's northeastern corner, known for its proximity to the Washington, D.C. metro area and its blend of Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic culture.
- 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_69a498da82e08190ba833330d05f380f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c6a011f0819086e9ee517ed6d29f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad1ca4c4e481909ea0ca76841454b1 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad1d28d8708190b284676ff407c3ec |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad1ea291448190ba1c8593d11f86ee |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.