Triple
T402580
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
E9316
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedInMetropolitanArea |
P294
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area |
E50907
|
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: Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area | Statement: [Cedar Falls, Iowa, locatedInMetropolitanArea, Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area Context triple: [Cedar Falls, Iowa, locatedInMetropolitanArea, Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area]
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A.
Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area
chosen
The Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in northeastern Iowa centered around the neighboring cities of Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
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B.
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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C.
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo, Ontario is a Canadian city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo best known as a major tech and innovation hub and home to the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University.
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D.
Guelph
Guelph is a mid-sized Canadian city known for its strong manufacturing base, historic architecture, and the University of Guelph.
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E.
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough, Ontario is a mid-sized Canadian city known for its historic role in the development of the Kawartha Lakes region, its Trent-Severn Waterway lock system, and its mix of manufacturing, education, and outdoor recreation.
- 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_69a2e8004cb88190b92ed1add6abf41a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eca0e2048190a7bf360257965e56 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a41774cd008190a254facf9cba90b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:39 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.