Triple

T11901886
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Illinois Route 38 E283171 entity
Predicate abbreviation P43 FINISHED
Object Illinois 38
Illinois 38 is a state highway in northern Illinois that runs east–west, largely following the historic route of the former U.S. Route 30 through the Chicago metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
 E953731 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Illinois 38 | Statement: [Illinois Route 38, abbreviation, Illinois 38]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Illinois 38
Context triple: [Illinois Route 38, abbreviation, Illinois 38]
  • A. Illinois 47
    Illinois 47 is a north–south state highway in Illinois that runs through both rural areas and growing suburban communities, serving as a key regional route.
  • B. Illinois 64
    Illinois 64 is a major east–west state highway in Illinois that runs across the northern part of the state, connecting rural areas, suburbs, and the city of Chicago.
  • C. Illinois
    Illinois is a Midwestern U.S. state known for its major metropolis Chicago, diverse economy, and significant political and transportation influence.
  • D. Iowa and Illinois
    Iowa and Illinois are neighboring Midwestern U.S. states whose shared eastern and western boundaries, respectively, are largely defined by the Mississippi River.
  • E. Como, Illinois
    Como, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in Whiteside County that forms part of the Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Illinois 38
Target entity description: Illinois 38 is a state highway in northern Illinois that runs east–west, largely following the historic route of the former U.S. Route 30 through the Chicago metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
  • A. Illinois 47
    Illinois 47 is a north–south state highway in Illinois that runs through both rural areas and growing suburban communities, serving as a key regional route.
  • B. Illinois 64
    Illinois 64 is a major east–west state highway in Illinois that runs across the northern part of the state, connecting rural areas, suburbs, and the city of Chicago.
  • C. Illinois
    Illinois is a Midwestern U.S. state known for its major metropolis Chicago, diverse economy, and significant political and transportation influence.
  • D. Iowa and Illinois
    Iowa and Illinois are neighboring Midwestern U.S. states whose shared eastern and western boundaries, respectively, are largely defined by the Mississippi River.
  • E. Como, Illinois
    Como, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in Whiteside County that forms part of the Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Illinois 38
Triple: [Illinois Route 38, abbreviation, Illinois 38]
Generated description
Illinois 38 is a state highway in northern Illinois that runs east–west, largely following the historic route of the former U.S. Route 30 through the Chicago metropolitan area and surrounding regions.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ab2c07e88190ba13b0d21fd6cf33 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d8dd1792648190853f15fbf217eebd ner completed
NED1 batch_69f4183d29b081908cfbf4d91a365681 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f4228a73708190a6d2db321e175921 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f41f1d2da0819082f00cf61a6530b6 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:44 p.m.