Triple
T4877107
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hays, Kansas |
E109230
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedIn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
northwestern Kansas
Northwestern Kansas is a largely rural, High Plains region of Kansas characterized by agriculture, small towns, and regional centers such as Hays.
|
E393909
|
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: northwestern Kansas | Statement: [Hays, Kansas, locatedIn, northwestern Kansas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northwestern Kansas Context triple: [Hays, Kansas, locatedIn, northwestern Kansas]
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A.
Northern Kansas
Northern Kansas is a region of the U.S. state of Kansas that historically lay within the homelands of the Pawnee people and today is characterized by its Great Plains landscapes and agricultural communities.
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B.
western Kansas
Western Kansas is the largely rural, agricultural region forming the western portion of the state of Kansas, characterized by open plains, small towns, and a predominantly farming- and ranching-based economy.
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C.
Southwestern Kansas
Southwestern Kansas is a sparsely populated, largely agricultural region of Kansas known for its plains landscape, feedlots, and regional centers like Garden City.
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D.
Northeastern Kansas
Northeastern Kansas is a region of Kansas that includes the Kansas City metropolitan area and is known for its urban centers, historical sites, and role as an economic hub of the state.
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E.
northwestern Oklahoma
Northwestern Oklahoma is a sparsely populated region of the state characterized by its High Plains landscape, agriculture, and small rural 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: northwestern Kansas Triple: [Hays, Kansas, locatedIn, northwestern Kansas]
Generated description
Northwestern Kansas is a largely rural, High Plains region of Kansas characterized by agriculture, small towns, and regional centers such as Hays.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northwestern Kansas Target entity description: Northwestern Kansas is a largely rural, High Plains region of Kansas characterized by agriculture, small towns, and regional centers such as Hays.
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A.
Northern Kansas
Northern Kansas is a region of the U.S. state of Kansas that historically lay within the homelands of the Pawnee people and today is characterized by its Great Plains landscapes and agricultural communities.
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B.
western Kansas
chosen
Western Kansas is the largely rural, agricultural region forming the western portion of the state of Kansas, characterized by open plains, small towns, and a predominantly farming- and ranching-based economy.
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C.
Southwestern Kansas
Southwestern Kansas is a sparsely populated, largely agricultural region of Kansas known for its plains landscape, feedlots, and regional centers like Garden City.
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D.
Northeastern Kansas
Northeastern Kansas is a region of Kansas that includes the Kansas City metropolitan area and is known for its urban centers, historical sites, and role as an economic hub of the state.
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E.
northwestern Oklahoma
Northwestern Oklahoma is a sparsely populated region of the state characterized by its High Plains landscape, agriculture, and small rural communities.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd440e9d64819083e82cf33b4d9570 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6dbbc734819083b28a022e5690d6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be6fb5da2c8190aeec7d6d11b12b11 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be712338a08190a5a2adc0762d5dcd |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be717c175c8190b007e98f24af80ad |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:27 p.m.