Triple
T1288211
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hickory, North Carolina |
E27483
|
entity |
| Predicate | region |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Western Piedmont |
E2081
|
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: Western Piedmont | Statement: [Hickory, North Carolina, region, Western Piedmont]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Piedmont Context triple: [Hickory, North Carolina, region, Western Piedmont]
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A.
Piedmont
Piedmont is a historically significant region in northwestern Italy, known for its role in the unification of Italy and for its rich wine, culinary, and alpine traditions.
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B.
Piedmont
Piedmont is a small, affluent residential city completely surrounded by Oakland in California’s San Francisco Bay Area.
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C.
Piedmont region of North Carolina
chosen
The Piedmont region of North Carolina is a central plateau area of the state characterized by rolling hills, major cities like Durham, Raleigh, and Charlotte, and a diverse mix of industry, education, and culture.
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D.
North Carolina Coastal Plain
The North Carolina Coastal Plain is the low-lying eastern region of the state characterized by flat terrain, extensive wetlands, and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Northern North Carolina
Northern North Carolina is the upper portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina that culturally and historically aligns with the Upper South region.
- 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_69a496d4ec448190ad653b2590c46711 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c0d38d7c81908941edda9cac5d6a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acc6209a388190b9f018b63120b28c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.