Triple

T1288235
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hickory, North Carolina E27483 entity
Predicate metropolitanArea P294 FINISHED
Object Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC MSA E201790 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: Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC MSA | Statement: [Hickory, North Carolina, metropolitanArea, Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC MSA]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC MSA
Context triple: [Hickory, North Carolina, metropolitanArea, Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC MSA]
  • A. Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area chosen
    The Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census-defined region in western North Carolina centered on the cities of Hickory, Lenoir, and Morganton and their surrounding communities.
  • B. Lenoir, North Carolina
    Lenoir, North Carolina is a small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known historically for its furniture manufacturing and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
  • C. Mooresville, North Carolina
    Mooresville, North Carolina is a rapidly growing town in the Charlotte metropolitan area known as a hub for NASCAR racing teams and automotive industries.
  • D. Macon, North Carolina
    Macon, North Carolina is a small town in Warren County known primarily as the namesake for the larger city of Macon, Georgia.
  • E. Newton, North Carolina
    Newton, North Carolina is a small city in Catawba County that serves as the county seat and lies within the Piedmont region of the state.
  • 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_69adbf379d048190924ad8dfa9ac5e7a completed March 8, 2026, 6:25 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.