Triple

T45360
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alaska E890 entity
Predicate separatedFrom P243 FINISHED
Object contiguous United States
The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
 E2446 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: contiguous United States | Statement: [Alaska, separatedFrom, contiguous United States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: contiguous United States
Context triple: [Alaska, separatedFrom, contiguous United States]
  • A. United States of America
    The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
  • B. western United States
    The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
  • C. Midwestern United States
    The Midwestern United States is a region of the country known for its agricultural heartland, major industrial cities, and central role in American culture and history.
  • D. California, United States
    California, United States is a large and populous U.S. state on the West Coast known for its diverse geography, major technology and entertainment industries, and cultural and economic influence.
  • E. West Coast of the United States
    The West Coast of the United States is the Pacific Ocean–facing region of the country, commonly referring to the coastal states of California, Oregon, and Washington known for major port cities, diverse climates, and significant cultural and economic influence.
  • 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: contiguous United States
Triple: [Alaska, separatedFrom, contiguous United States]
Generated description
The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: contiguous United States
Target entity description: The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
  • A. United States of America
    The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
  • B. western United States
    The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
  • C. Midwestern United States
    The Midwestern United States is a region of the country known for its agricultural heartland, major industrial cities, and central role in American culture and history.
  • D. California, United States
    California, United States is a large and populous U.S. state on the West Coast known for its diverse geography, major technology and entertainment industries, and cultural and economic influence.
  • E. West Coast of the United States
    The West Coast of the United States is the Pacific Ocean–facing region of the country, commonly referring to the coastal states of California, Oregon, and Washington known for major port cities, diverse climates, and significant cultural and economic influence.
  • 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_69a247a8f6c08190bac804906d62ed5a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24af153b08190b0875b86d591d473 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a24e659ac48190a11b70a85867d784 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a24efe21148190849accf51a2632f0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a24fcbeee4819087186dada7466dfe completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.