Triple
T4602579
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Madison, Alabama |
E100353
|
entity |
| Predicate | region |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Appalachian foothills |
E385079
|
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: Appalachian foothills | Statement: [Madison, Alabama, region, Appalachian foothills]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appalachian foothills Context triple: [Madison, Alabama, region, Appalachian foothills]
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A.
Appalachian foothills
chosen
The Appalachian foothills are a hilly transitional region at the eastern base of the Appalachian Mountains, characterized by rolling terrain, forests, and numerous streams and valleys.
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B.
Smoky Mountains foothills
The Smoky Mountains foothills are the lower, rolling elevations at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains, characterized by forested ridges, valleys, and scenic rural landscapes.
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C.
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians are a long, folded belt of parallel mountain ridges and valleys forming a major physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States.
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D.
Appalachian Valley
The Appalachian Valley is a long, fertile lowland region running along the eastern United States between major mountain ranges, known for its rivers, agriculture, and distinctive geology.
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E.
Piedmont Plateau
The Piedmont Plateau is a broad, gently rolling upland region in the eastern United States that lies between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains.
- 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_69bd43cbc014819098b45f435908f88a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd597462c08190bcdb3efd880778b1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdfa60b3348190ac8e28f9e78e1d99 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.