Triple

T639411
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tampico, Illinois E16698 entity
Predicate isPartOfStatisticalArea P294 FINISHED
Object Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area
The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census Bureau-defined region centered on Sterling, Illinois, that encompasses surrounding communities for demographic and economic analysis.
E79872 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area | Statement: [Tampico, Illinois, isPartOfStatisticalArea, Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area
Context triple: [Tampico, Illinois, isPartOfStatisticalArea, Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area]
  • A. Cresco micropolitan area
    The Cresco micropolitan area is a small U.S. Census-defined region centered on the city of Cresco in northeastern Iowa, serving as a local hub for surrounding rural communities including Howard County.
  • B. Selma micropolitan area
    The Selma micropolitan area is a small urban region in central Alabama centered on the city of Selma and its surrounding communities, typically defined for statistical and economic analysis.
  • C. Springfield metropolitan area
    The Springfield metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Springfield, the capital city of Illinois, serving as a governmental, economic, and cultural hub for the surrounding central Illinois communities.
  • D. Metropolregion MD
    Metropolregion MD is a central German metropolitan region encompassing major cities and economic centers in the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, focused on regional development and cooperation.
  • E. Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan area
    The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan area is a U.S. Census-defined region in central Kentucky centered around the city of Elizabethtown and the Fort Knox military installation.
  • 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: Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area
Triple: [Tampico, Illinois, isPartOfStatisticalArea, Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area]
Generated description
The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census Bureau-defined region centered on Sterling, Illinois, that encompasses surrounding communities for demographic and economic analysis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area
Target entity description: The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census Bureau-defined region centered on Sterling, Illinois, that encompasses surrounding communities for demographic and economic analysis.
  • A. Cresco micropolitan area
    The Cresco micropolitan area is a small U.S. Census-defined region centered on the city of Cresco in northeastern Iowa, serving as a local hub for surrounding rural communities including Howard County.
  • B. Selma micropolitan area
    The Selma micropolitan area is a small urban region in central Alabama centered on the city of Selma and its surrounding communities, typically defined for statistical and economic analysis.
  • C. Springfield metropolitan area
    The Springfield metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Springfield, the capital city of Illinois, serving as a governmental, economic, and cultural hub for the surrounding central Illinois communities.
  • D. Metropolregion MD
    Metropolregion MD is a central German metropolitan region encompassing major cities and economic centers in the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, focused on regional development and cooperation.
  • E. Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan area
    The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan area is a U.S. Census-defined region in central Kentucky centered around the city of Elizabethtown and the Fort Knox military installation.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: isPartOfStatisticalArea
Context triple: [Tampico, Illinois, isPartOfStatisticalArea, Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area]
  • A. metropolitanStatisticalArea
    Indicates that one place is part of, or classified within, a specific metropolitan statistical area as defined for demographic or economic analysis.
  • B. hasAdministrativeArea
    Indicates that one entity serves as the governing or jurisdictional area responsible for administering another entity.
  • C. partOfCountrySubdivision
    Indicates that one geographic or administrative unit is contained within and forms a component part of a larger country subdivision.
  • D. partOfMetropolitanArea chosen
    Indicates that one place is included within and belongs to the larger metropolitan area of another place.
  • E. macroArea
    Indicates a broad geographic or regional grouping within which an entity (such as a language or location) is situated.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a4936be1c88190af56540324b57da7 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49f00260081909d1a679182e23d10 completed March 1, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a574076b30819090f086b42696bb35 completed March 2, 2026, 11:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a5748d5a4c8190b4f8fcbbae972b88 completed March 2, 2026, 11:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a574fb37348190b0979dad87e79e53 completed March 2, 2026, 11:31 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a49d0830008190a26ee158ed4dd1fe completed March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.