Triple

T3204083
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Evansville, Indiana E67119 entity
Predicate isPartOf P10 FINISHED
Object Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area
The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area is a regional metropolitan zone in the Midwestern and Southern United States centered around the city of Evansville and spanning portions of these three neighboring states.
 E335170 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: Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area | Statement: [Evansville, Indiana, isPartOf, Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area
Context triple: [Evansville, Indiana, isPartOf, Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area]
  • A. Central Indiana
    Central Indiana is a geographic and cultural region in the U.S. state of Indiana that includes the Indianapolis metropolitan area and surrounding communities.
  • B. Northeast Indiana
    Northeast Indiana is a region of the U.S. state of Indiana encompassing Fort Wayne and surrounding communities, known for its manufacturing base, agricultural areas, and growing suburban towns.
  • C. Northeastern Illinois
    Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
  • D. Lincoln metropolitan area
    The Lincoln metropolitan area is a U.S. metropolitan region in southeastern Nebraska centered on the city of Lincoln and its surrounding communities.
  • E. Springfield metropolitan area
    The Springfield metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Springfield, the capital city of Illinois, serving as a governmental, economic, and cultural hub for the surrounding central Illinois communities.
  • 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: Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area
Triple: [Evansville, Indiana, isPartOf, Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area]
Generated description
The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area is a regional metropolitan zone in the Midwestern and Southern United States centered around the city of Evansville and spanning portions of these three neighboring states.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area
Target entity description: The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area is a regional metropolitan zone in the Midwestern and Southern United States centered around the city of Evansville and spanning portions of these three neighboring states.
  • A. Central Indiana
    Central Indiana is a geographic and cultural region in the U.S. state of Indiana that includes the Indianapolis metropolitan area and surrounding communities.
  • B. Northeast Indiana
    Northeast Indiana is a region of the U.S. state of Indiana encompassing Fort Wayne and surrounding communities, known for its manufacturing base, agricultural areas, and growing suburban towns.
  • C. Northeastern Illinois
    Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
  • D. Lincoln metropolitan area
    The Lincoln metropolitan area is a U.S. metropolitan region in southeastern Nebraska centered on the city of Lincoln and its surrounding communities.
  • E. Springfield metropolitan area
    The Springfield metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Springfield, the capital city of Illinois, serving as a governmental, economic, and cultural hub for the surrounding central Illinois communities.
  • 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_69ad8589bd988190afa7ed2bdffb7b33 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adaa54124c8190a22089ce2eaedab5 completed March 8, 2026, 4:56 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b24bcbb0e88190b4413c4ba3de0eeb completed March 12, 2026, 5:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b24ca05434819080ee515b1e7bdcb4 completed March 12, 2026, 5:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b24d19250c81908a9c3ac95b83a473 completed March 12, 2026, 5:20 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:07 p.m.