Triple
T20449
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Midwestern United States |
E405
|
entity |
| Predicate | climateRegion |
P193
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tornado Alley (southern and central parts)
Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) is a region of the central and southern United States especially prone to frequent and severe tornadoes due to the collision of warm, moist Gulf air with cooler, drier air masses.
|
E1901
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) | Statement: [Midwestern United States, climateRegion, Tornado Alley (southern and central parts)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) Context triple: [Midwestern United States, climateRegion, Tornado Alley (southern and central parts)]
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A.
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.
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B.
Texas
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population, known for its diverse landscapes, major cities like Houston and Dallas, and significant cultural and economic influence.
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C.
West Central Georgia
West Central Georgia is a region of the U.S. state of Georgia characterized by its small towns, rolling rural landscapes, and historic sites including the Warm Springs area associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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D.
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, is a major Midwestern city known for its jazz heritage, distinctive barbecue cuisine, and significant role in American political history.
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E.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas is a major metropolitan city in northern Texas known for its role as a commercial and cultural hub, particularly in finance, technology, and telecommunications.
- 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: Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) Triple: [Midwestern United States, climateRegion, Tornado Alley (southern and central parts)]
Generated description
Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) is a region of the central and southern United States especially prone to frequent and severe tornadoes due to the collision of warm, moist Gulf air with cooler, drier air masses.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) Target entity description: Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) is a region of the central and southern United States especially prone to frequent and severe tornadoes due to the collision of warm, moist Gulf air with cooler, drier air masses.
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A.
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.
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B.
Texas
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population, known for its diverse landscapes, major cities like Houston and Dallas, and significant cultural and economic influence.
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C.
West Central Georgia
West Central Georgia is a region of the U.S. state of Georgia characterized by its small towns, rolling rural landscapes, and historic sites including the Warm Springs area associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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D.
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a devastating 1930s environmental disaster on the North American Great Plains, where severe drought and poor farming practices caused massive dust storms, crop failures, and widespread displacement of farming communities.
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E.
western United States
The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: climateRegion Context triple: [Midwestern United States, climateRegion, Tornado Alley (southern and central parts)]
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A.
hasClimate
chosen
Indicates that an entity possesses or is characterized by a particular type of climate or climatic conditions.
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B.
ecoregion
Indicates that one entity is located within, associated with, or belongs to the same ecological region as another entity.
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C.
continent
Indicates that one entity is a continent on which the other entity is geographically located or to which it belongs.
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D.
biome
Indicates the type of ecological environment or habitat in which an entity naturally exists or is situated.
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E.
hasRegion
Indicates that an entity includes, contains, or is associated with a specific geographic or administrative region as part of its scope or structure.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a240778d288190815c0052ebbbcc91 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a246f7bd30819085f751c41f6f029e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a248e88e588190a704e7b83d3dc07c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a24c29bf64819087a7b51e8a94c278 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a24cb52c9c8190a27dcb969b989649 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a246526f5881909bc2a46e978bd082 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 a.m.