Triple
T1742891
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | West Michigan |
E38270
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMetropolitanArea |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area |
E47154
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area | Statement: [West Michigan, hasMetropolitanArea, Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area Context triple: [West Michigan, hasMetropolitanArea, Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area]
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A.
Traverse City micropolitan area
The Traverse City micropolitan area is a U.S. Census-defined region in northwestern Michigan centered on Traverse City, encompassing surrounding communities that share its economic and social ties.
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B.
Kalamazoo
chosen
Kalamazoo is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic downtown, educational institutions like Western Michigan University, and a legacy of manufacturing and craft beer.
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C.
Calumet Region
The Calumet Region is an industrial and residential area around the southern tip of Lake Michigan, spanning parts of northwest Indiana and southeast Chicago, historically known for steel production, shipping, and heavy industry.
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D.
Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area
The Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area is a U.S. Census-defined region in western Michigan centered around the cities of Holland and Grand Haven along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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E.
Saginaw
Saginaw is a city in central Michigan known for its industrial history, location along the Saginaw River, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a8862b01a48190ab47209063af82d9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa63c836d48190bd44ea24977aba2d |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adbf4ba8fc81909b538168a4403330 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.