Triple
T665236
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sioux Center, Iowa |
E12846
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedInRegion |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
northwestern Iowa
Northwestern Iowa is a largely rural region of the U.S. state of Iowa characterized by its agricultural economy, small towns, and proximity to the borders with South Dakota and Minnesota.
|
E82208
|
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 Iowa | Statement: [Sioux Center, Iowa, locatedInRegion, northwestern Iowa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northwestern Iowa Context triple: [Sioux Center, Iowa, locatedInRegion, northwestern Iowa]
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A.
Northeastern Iowa
Northeastern Iowa is a largely rural region of Iowa known for its rolling hills, agricultural communities, and small towns such as Cresco.
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B.
Southwestern Iowa
Southwestern Iowa is a region of the U.S. state of Iowa that encompasses several counties, including Pottawattamie County, and is characterized by its mix of agricultural land, small cities, and proximity to the Missouri River and Omaha metropolitan area.
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C.
eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa is a region of the U.S. state of Iowa known for its mix of urban centers, including the Iowa City–Cedar Rapids corridor, and surrounding agricultural and rural communities.
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D.
Nebraska–Iowa region
The Nebraska–Iowa region is a bi-state area in the central United States that encompasses communities and economic activity spanning the border between eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, including the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
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E.
Siouxland region
The Siouxland region is a tri-state area in the upper Midwest of the United States, centered around Sioux City and encompassing parts of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
- 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 Iowa Triple: [Sioux Center, Iowa, locatedInRegion, northwestern Iowa]
Generated description
Northwestern Iowa is a largely rural region of the U.S. state of Iowa characterized by its agricultural economy, small towns, and proximity to the borders with South Dakota and Minnesota.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northwestern Iowa Target entity description: Northwestern Iowa is a largely rural region of the U.S. state of Iowa characterized by its agricultural economy, small towns, and proximity to the borders with South Dakota and Minnesota.
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A.
Northeastern Iowa
Northeastern Iowa is a largely rural region of Iowa known for its rolling hills, agricultural communities, and small towns such as Cresco.
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B.
Southwestern Iowa
Southwestern Iowa is a region of the U.S. state of Iowa that encompasses several counties, including Pottawattamie County, and is characterized by its mix of agricultural land, small cities, and proximity to the Missouri River and Omaha metropolitan area.
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C.
eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa is a region of the U.S. state of Iowa known for its mix of urban centers, including the Iowa City–Cedar Rapids corridor, and surrounding agricultural and rural communities.
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D.
Nebraska–Iowa region
The Nebraska–Iowa region is a bi-state area in the central United States that encompasses communities and economic activity spanning the border between eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, including the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
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E.
Siouxland region
The Siouxland region is a tri-state area in the upper Midwest of the United States, centered around Sioux City and encompassing parts of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69a493355dec819098d4244b2fa34885 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49fd3d8fc8190866af5c76c08f486 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5c39abcbc819093797700dc32d25a |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5c564d368819082b877f43236d949 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:14 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5cca1851c81908e57e75dc217e517 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.