Triple
T10251447
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brownsville–Matamoros metropolitan area |
E240350
|
entity |
| Predicate | borderCityPair |
P85379
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Brownsville–Matamoros |
E240350
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Brownsville–Matamoros | Statement: [Brownsville–Matamoros metropolitan area, borderCityPair, Brownsville–Matamoros]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brownsville–Matamoros Context triple: [Brownsville–Matamoros metropolitan area, borderCityPair, Brownsville–Matamoros]
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A.
Matamoros
Matamoros is a Mexican border city in the state of Tamaulipas, located directly across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, and known as an important hub for trade and manufacturing.
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B.
Reynosa
Reynosa is a major industrial and border city in northeastern Mexico, located across the Rio Grande from McAllen, Texas.
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C.
Tampico
Tampico is a small village in Illinois best known as the birthplace of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
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D.
Tlacolula de Matamoros
Tlacolula de Matamoros is a historic town and municipality in the Central Valleys region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its traditional Sunday market and nearby Zapotec archaeological sites.
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E.
Brownsville–Matamoros metropolitan area
chosen
The Brownsville–Matamoros metropolitan area is a major transborder urban region spanning Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, serving as a key hub for U.S.–Mexico trade, culture, and daily cross-border movement.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: borderCityPair Context triple: [Brownsville–Matamoros metropolitan area, borderCityPair, Brownsville–Matamoros]
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A.
shareMajorBorderCities
chosen
Indicates that two regions or countries have a shared border along which there are one or more major cities situated on or near that boundary.
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B.
borderCityOnUSSide
Indicates that a city is located on the U.S. side of an international border shared with another country.
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C.
sharesInternationalBorderWith
Indicates that two geographic or political entities have a common boundary that is recognized as an international border.
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D.
countryBordering
Indicates that one country shares a land or maritime boundary directly with another country.
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E.
provinceBordering
Indicates that two provinces share a common boundary or border with each other.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d381a7e198819090280d5ab885d59e |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4d328272c8190a3548d7f7f38cfc4 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d74ff21edc8190b8b4a6967510a869 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:06 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d4d1ebd6c88190a1f3f4a72a99d6fe |
completed | April 7, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:29 a.m.