Triple
T2996562
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Columbiana, Alabama |
E81082
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOfMetropolitanArea |
P294
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area |
E2492
|
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: Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area | Statement: [Columbiana, Alabama, partOfMetropolitanArea, Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area Context triple: [Columbiana, Alabama, partOfMetropolitanArea, Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area]
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A.
Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area
chosen
The Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in central Alabama centered on the cities of Birmingham and Hoover and their surrounding communities.
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B.
Montgomery metropolitan area
The Montgomery metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in central Alabama centered on the city of Montgomery and its surrounding communities.
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C.
Huntsville metropolitan area
The Huntsville metropolitan area is a North Alabama urban region centered on the city of Huntsville, known for its major role in U.S. space, defense, and technology industries.
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D.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a major industrial and cultural city in the southern United States, known historically for its steel production and pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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E.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a major industrial city in England’s West Midlands, historically significant for its manufacturing heritage and heavy bombing during the Second World War.
- 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_69ad8b187fc8819085914d3c9ea3142d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad99f481688190ae8cd1e057f9dfc7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b12e419e508190be23a2d413357058 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:59 p.m.