Triple
T3550967
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Quad Cities (Illinois portion) |
E75109
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entity |
| Predicate | formsCrossBorderRegionWith |
P31352
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Quad Cities (Iowa portion)
Quad Cities (Iowa portion) refers to the group of cities in eastern Iowa—primarily Davenport and Bettendorf—that, together with neighboring Illinois cities, make up the bi-state Quad Cities metropolitan area along the Mississippi River.
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E370903
|
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: Quad Cities (Iowa portion) | Statement: [Quad Cities (Illinois portion), formsCrossBorderRegionWith, Quad Cities (Iowa portion)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quad Cities (Iowa portion) Context triple: [Quad Cities (Illinois portion), formsCrossBorderRegionWith, Quad Cities (Iowa portion)]
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A.
Dubuque metropolitan area region
The Dubuque metropolitan area region is a multi-county urban and rural region centered on the city of Dubuque in eastern Iowa, encompassing surrounding communities for economic, social, and planning purposes.
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B.
Quad Cities (Illinois portion)
Quad Cities (Illinois portion) refers to the Illinois side of the bi-state Quad Cities metropolitan area along the Mississippi River, primarily including the cities of Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline.
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C.
Cedar Rapids metropolitan area
The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in eastern Iowa centered on the city of Cedar Rapids and its surrounding counties.
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D.
Iowa City metropolitan area
The Iowa City metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in eastern Iowa centered on the city of Iowa City and its surrounding communities.
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E.
Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area
The Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area is a major urban and economic hub in central Iowa centered on the state capital of Des Moines and its surrounding suburbs and counties.
- 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: Quad Cities (Iowa portion) Triple: [Quad Cities (Illinois portion), formsCrossBorderRegionWith, Quad Cities (Iowa portion)]
Generated description
Quad Cities (Iowa portion) refers to the group of cities in eastern Iowa—primarily Davenport and Bettendorf—that, together with neighboring Illinois cities, make up the bi-state Quad Cities metropolitan area along the Mississippi River.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quad Cities (Iowa portion) Target entity description: Quad Cities (Iowa portion) refers to the group of cities in eastern Iowa—primarily Davenport and Bettendorf—that, together with neighboring Illinois cities, make up the bi-state Quad Cities metropolitan area along the Mississippi River.
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A.
Dubuque metropolitan area region
The Dubuque metropolitan area region is a multi-county urban and rural region centered on the city of Dubuque in eastern Iowa, encompassing surrounding communities for economic, social, and planning purposes.
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B.
Quad Cities (Illinois portion)
Quad Cities (Illinois portion) refers to the Illinois side of the bi-state Quad Cities metropolitan area along the Mississippi River, primarily including the cities of Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline.
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C.
Cedar Rapids metropolitan area
The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in eastern Iowa centered on the city of Cedar Rapids and its surrounding counties.
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D.
Iowa City metropolitan area
The Iowa City metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in eastern Iowa centered on the city of Iowa City and its surrounding communities.
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E.
Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area
The Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area is a major urban and economic hub in central Iowa centered on the state capital of Des Moines and its surrounding suburbs and counties.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: formsCrossBorderRegionWith Context triple: [Quad Cities (Illinois portion), formsCrossBorderRegionWith, Quad Cities (Iowa portion)]
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A.
crossBorderRegion
chosen
Indicates a region that spans or intersects the boundary between two or more distinct territorial or jurisdictional areas.
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B.
hasBorderCrossing
Indicates that there exists a point or facility where movement or transit is possible between the boundaries of two adjacent regions or jurisdictions.
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C.
hasBorderCrossingFunction
Indicates that an entity serves as a location or facility where people, goods, or vehicles can legally cross a border between jurisdictions.
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D.
requiresCrossBorderElement
Indicates that the relationship or action can only occur or be valid when it involves an element that crosses national or jurisdictional borders.
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E.
crossBorderFacilityConnectsTo
Indicates that a cross-border facility provides a direct physical or operational connection between two locations or infrastructures across a border.
- 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_69ad85d33c6c819081d5ac1df13b5680 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbfd52f44819088e07139fe987e2a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b402dfb0688190a65b41c8dc13ee97 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:28 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b403ebb5c0819098a48cfa9001c656 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4086ab034819086c5fa7d4b172d75 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adb83270ac819083967db0570167d2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:20 p.m.