Triple
T657198
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norfolk Southern Railway |
E11672
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatesInRegion |
P794
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Southeastern United States |
E3735
|
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: Southeastern United States | Statement: [Norfolk Southern Railway, operatesInRegion, Southeastern United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southeastern United States Context triple: [Norfolk Southern Railway, operatesInRegion, Southeastern United States]
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A.
Southern United States
chosen
The Southern United States is a culturally distinct region of the country known for its historical ties to the Confederacy, unique traditions in music and cuisine, and a warm climate spanning from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico.
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B.
Southeastern
Southeastern is a British train operating company that runs passenger rail services across southeast London and the counties of Kent and East Sussex.
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C.
East South Central States
The East South Central States are a U.S. Census Bureau–defined region in the southeastern United States that includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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D.
Mississippi Gulf Coast
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is a stretch of shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico known for its sandy beaches, seafood industry, and tourism-centered coastal communities.
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E.
Eastern United States
The Eastern United States is the region of the country along and near the Atlantic coast, encompassing densely populated states, major historic cities, and key economic and political centers.
- 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_69a4932862a0819098be659c814e4981 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49fa55e048190bd9913c6c31772d0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5dc95ec20819082117e90f032d381 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.