Triple
T2991900
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Champaign–Urbana–Rantoul metropolitan area |
E80774
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorMunicipality |
P24036
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Rantoul, Illinois |
E217559
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Rantoul, Illinois | Statement: [Champaign–Urbana–Rantoul metropolitan area, majorMunicipality, Rantoul, Illinois]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rantoul, Illinois Context triple: [Champaign–Urbana–Rantoul metropolitan area, majorMunicipality, Rantoul, Illinois]
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A.
Rantoul, Illinois
chosen
Rantoul, Illinois is a village in east-central Illinois historically known for hosting the former Chanute Air Force Base and serving as a residential and commercial hub in Champaign County.
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B.
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois is a central Illinois city known as a regional hub for education, insurance, and transportation, and for being home to Illinois State University (in adjacent Normal) and major corporate offices.
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C.
University Park, Illinois
University Park, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its residential communities and proximity to Governors State University.
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D.
Berkeley, Illinois
Berkeley, Illinois is a small suburban village in Cook County, west of Chicago, known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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E.
Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale, Illinois is a small city in southern Illinois best known as the home of Southern Illinois University and a regional hub for education and culture.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: majorMunicipality Context triple: [Champaign–Urbana–Rantoul metropolitan area, majorMunicipality, Rantoul, Illinois]
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A.
majorIntermediateCity
chosen
Indicates that a city functions as a significant but not primary urban center within a region, typically serving as an important hub between major cities and smaller localities.
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B.
capitalOrMajorCenter
Indicates that a location serves as a capital city or a primary major center (political, economic, or cultural hub) for a larger region or entity.
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C.
primaryCity
Indicates that one city serves as the main or most important city associated with a given region, entity, or context.
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D.
majorReceivingCity
Indicates that one city serves as a primary destination or hub for receiving people, goods, or resources from another location.
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E.
mayorSeatOf
Indicates that a particular mayor holds office as the chief elected official of a specified city or municipality.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ad8b16c3488190b47b6aa7a59a335b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad99df69d08190a0e25efb0dc8d653 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2033e50988190a99bca343923b099 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69ad961403108190bbecb8d3608fd4e0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:30 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:59 p.m.