Triple
T536604
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Aroostook County, Maine |
E12339
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | United States–Canada border region |
E25316
|
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: United States–Canada border region | Statement: [Aroostook County, Maine, partOf, United States–Canada border region]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States–Canada border region Context triple: [Aroostook County, Maine, partOf, United States–Canada border region]
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A.
Canada–United States border region
chosen
The Canada–United States border region is the extensive transboundary area where the two countries meet, encompassing shared ecosystems, waterways, and communities that require coordinated environmental and policy management.
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B.
United States and Canada
The United States and Canada are neighboring North American countries that share the world’s longest international land border and have closely intertwined economic, cultural, and sporting ties.
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C.
U.S.–Mexico border
The U.S.–Mexico border is the international boundary separating the United States and Mexico, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and serving as a major focal point for migration, trade, and security issues.
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D.
Great Lakes region
The Great Lakes region is a bi-national area surrounding North America’s five interconnected Great Lakes, known for its major freshwater resources, industrial centers, and historical role in U.S. and Canadian development.
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E.
southern Canada
Southern Canada is the more temperate, heavily populated band of Canada stretching along the U.S. border, characterized by mixed forests, major cities, and extensive agricultural and industrial regions.
- 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_69a4933208e88190891f5debab1b776d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a496da8e108190b4874c3b85290464 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4c030883081909c8f32b7af85f8a6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.